G/SPS/N/CHL/586  
19 December  2018 
(18-8038) 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 ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) minitubers  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affect ed, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución exenta Nº 7374/2018, Modifica y prorroga 
vigencia resolución Nº 8.391 de 2014, que reconoce Centro de Producción Sklarczyk Seed 
Farm LLC . Michigan para el envío de minitubérculos de papa ( Solanum tuberosum ) desde 
Estados Unidos de Norteamérica a Chile  (Exempt Resolution No. 7374/2018 amending 
and extending the validity of Resolution No. 8.391 of 2014, which recognizes the 
Sklarczyk Seed Farm LLC production centre, in Michigan, for shipment of potato ( Solanum 
tuberosum ) minitubers from the United States of America to Chile) . Language(s) : 
Spanish Number of pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_6221_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  
1. The notified resolution amends Resolution No. 8.391 of 2014 by replacing the text of 
clause 3 with the following:  
"3. The recognition of the Sklarczyk Seed Farm production centre shall be valid for a 
period of two years, which may extended if the following conditions are met:  
a. it is attested that no  pests classified as quarantine pests have been detected during 
SAG phytosanitary inspections at the point of entry;  
b. no changes of status with respect to phytosanitary conditions, the facilities and the 
production system of the centre have been reported  by USDA APHIS or have resulted 
from a SAG audit of the centre."  
2. The period of validity of the recognition of the Sklarczyk Seed Farm (SSF) production 
centre for shipment of potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) minitubers from the United 
States of America to Chile s hall be extended for two years from 1 3 November 2 018. 
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/CHL/586  
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  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. ) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (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)  
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : 
Resolución N° 8.391 de 2014 del Servicio Agricola y Ganadero  (Agriculture and Livestock 
Service Resolution No. 8.391 of 2014) (available in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 17 December 2 018 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): Upon publication i n the Official Journal.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): Not applicable.  
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