G/SPS/N/CHL/521  
 
23 February 2016  
(16-1081)  Page: 1/2  
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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Mangoes ( Mangifera indica ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  [X] Specific regions or countries: Guatemala  
5. Title of the notified document: Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para 
frutos frescos de mango (Mangifera indica) con tratamiento hidrotérmico, procedentes de Guatemala  (Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Chile of fresh, 
hydrothermally treated mangoes ( Mangifera indica ) from Guatemala)   
Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages: 3 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/CHL/16_0731_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: Establishment of requirements governing the importation into 
Chile of fresh mangoes ( Mangifera indica ) from Guatemala on the basis of the relevant 
pest risk analysis. 
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 st andard? 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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2, 11 and 20  
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/CHL/521 
  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 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) : Upon publication in the Official Journal 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 23 April 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl