G/SPS/N/CHL/609/Rev.1  
21 July 2021 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
Revision  
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) : Bromelia  spp. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Costa Rica  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución Exenta No. 4205/2021, Modifica Resolución 
Exenta No. 7.214 de 2014 y Establece medidas de emergencia para prevenir el ingreso 
de Opogona sacchari en plantas para plantar de especies hospedantes  (Exempt Resolution 
No. 4205/2021 amending Exempt Resolution No. 7.214 of 2014 and establishing 
emergency measures to prevent the entry of Opogona sacchari  in plants for planting th at 
are host species) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_4719_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : In 2019, Resolution No. 7.214 of 2014 was amended by SAG 
Resolution No. 7.677/2019 in order to suspend shipments from Costa Rica of ornamental 
plants for planting that were hosts of Opogona sacchari  until appropriate risk 
management for this pest had been assessed . The genus Bromelia  spp. was inadvertently 
omitted from the list of hosts of Opogona sacchari  and must be added.  
In light of the above, Exempt Resolution No. 7.214 of 2014 establishing emergency 
measures to prevent the entry of Opogona sacchari  in plants for planting that are host 
species has been amended to include the following provision:  
"As a temporary, emergency  measure, shipments from Costa Rica of the following host 
species of Opogona sacchari  are to be suspended : Aechmea fasciata , Archontophoenix  
spp., Bactris spp., Bambusa  spp., Begonia  spp., Bouganvillea  spp., Bromelia  spp., Caryota  
spp., Chamaedorea  spp., Chrysalidocarpus  spp., Cocos  spp., Cordyline  spp., Cycas  spp., 
Dieffenbachia  spp., Dracaena  spp., Echinocactus  spp., Echinopsis  spp., Euphorbia 
pulcherrima , Euphorbia trigona , Ferocactus  spp., Ficus spp.(Excepto Ficus carica ), 
Gloxinia  spp., Guzmania  spp., Gymnocalycium  spp., Hohenbergia  spp., Nidularium  spp., 
Notocactus  spp., Philodendron  spp., Phoenix roebelenii, Strelitzia  spp., Tillandsia  spp., 
Vriesea  spp., Wodyetia bifurcata  and Yucca  spp." 
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.  G/SPS/N/CHL/609/Rev.1  
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  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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reas ons for urgent action : In 2019, 
Resolution No. 7.214 of 2014 was amended by SAG Resolution No. 7.677/2019 in order 
to suspend shipments from Costa Rica of ornamental plants for planting that were hosts 
of Opogona sacchari  until appropriate risk management for this pest had been assessed . 
The genus Bromelia  spp. was inadvertently omitted from the list of hosts of Opogona 
sacchari.  
9. 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), IPPC.  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation co nform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_4719_01_s.pdf  (available 
in Spanish ) 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable) : 15 
July 2 021 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. 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