G/SPS/N/CHL/687  
6 August  2021 
(21-6097) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : CHILE 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero , SAG (Agriculture and Livestock 
Service)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Fresh bananas ( Musa spp.) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Resolución que establece requisitos 
fitosanitarios para la importación a Chile de frutos frescos de plátano (Musa spp.) 
procedentes de todo origen, modifica  Resolución N° 3.920 de 1998 y deroga Resolución 
N° 505 de 2010  (Draft Resolution establishing phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Chile of fresh bananas ( Musa spp.) of any origin, amendment of 
Resolution No. 3.920 of 1998 and repeal of Resolution No. 505 of 2010) Language(s) : 
Spanish Number of pages : 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_5083_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The draft Resolution addresses the following points:  
1. The notified draft establishes requirements governing the importation into Chile of 
fresh bananas ( Musa spp.) for consumption, produced in various origins.  
2. The bananas must come from production and packing facilities registered by the 
exporting country's national plant protection organization (NPPO), and identified with 
unique codes.  
3. Requirements for an official phytosanitary certificate issued by the phytosanitary 
authority of the country of origin, declaring that:  
The consignment has been inspected and is free from Diaspis bousduvalli , 
Dysmicoccus brevipes , Dysmicoccus neobrevipes , Ferrisia virgata , Maconellicoccus 
hirsutus , Nipaecoccus nipae , Pseudococcus comstocki , Pseudococcus elisae , 
Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi , Lissachatina fulica and Succinea spp. 
- Inspection requirements, indicating that they have found to be free from  Opogona 
sacchari , as det ailed in the document  
- Other requirements for Bactrocera musae  and for other Bactrocera spp. 
- Specific identification information or codes for place of production, packing facility 
and seal from the exporting country's NPPO.  
4. Procedure for the recognit ion of areas free from Bactrocera  spp. by SAG.  G/SPS/N/CHL/687  
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  5. Information on the need for a visit from SAG before the start of the first export season 
to Chile.  
6. Information on records of places of production and packing facilities to be provided 
to SAG by the expor ting NPPO.  
7. Requirements for labelling or marking on packaging.  
8. Packaging requirements for possible phytosanitary fumigation treatments at 
destination.  
9. Consignments must be free of soil, leaves, flowers and plant remains.  
10. Requirements for wood packaging and pallets.  
11. Requirements for containers or means of transport using official seals from the 
exporting country's NPPO and conditions for loading them with the product.  
12. Information on inspection upon arrival in the country by SAG officials and the 
possibility of splitting open  the fruit to verify the absence of Opogona sacchari . 
13. Actions in the event of detection of any stage of development, live or dead, of 
Bactrocera  spp. during inspections by SAG of the consignment . In addition, actions 
in the event of detection of a live quarantine insect, listed in Resolution No. 3080 
and its amendments or absent and that is a potentially live quarantine insect, not 
covered by this Resolution.  
14. Information about the inspections and supervision that can be carried out by SAG on 
the programme for exporting fresh bananas ( Musa spp.) to Chile an d how such 
inspections and supervisions are carried out.  
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant  pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
 ISPM No. 1: Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the 
application of phytosanitary measures in international trade (FAO, 2006), 
International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC).  
 ISPM No. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis (FAO, 2006), IPPC, and ISPM No. 
11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests, given th at a pest risk analysis was 
carried out prior to the establishment of requirements.  
 ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system (FAO, 
2004), IPPC.  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standa rd? 
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/CHL/687  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : The 
notified draft Resolution amends Resolution No.3.920 de 1998, which establishes import 
requirements for pineapples, bananas and coconuts, by removing banana ( Musa spp.) 
from the heading and the first article of the regulation.  
It also repeals Resolution No. 505 of 2010, which establishes phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation of fresh bananas ( Musa spp.) for consumption from Colombia 
(available in Spanish).  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/ yy): Approximately 80 days from the date of 
circulation of the notification  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 180 days from the date of publication in the Official Journal  
[ ] Trade facilita ting measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 October 2 021 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl