G/SPS/N/CHL/565  
30 November 2017  
(17-6562) 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  (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) : Used clothing, toys,  shoes,  vehicles and vehicle parts and fittings  
4. Regions or cou ntries likely to be affected, 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 N° 6.466 de 2017 que Modifica Resolución 
N° 6.319 de 2013 que establece requisitos fitosanitarios para el control de Halyomorpha 
halys (Resolution No. 6.466 of 2017 amending Resolution No. 6.319 of 2013, which 
establishes phytosanitary requirements for the control of  Halyomorpha halys ) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CHL/17_5331_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Resolution establishes phytosanitary measures for 
the control of Halyomorpha halys  (Order : Hemiptera , family : Pentatomidae ), a quarantine 
pest for Chile which has been intercepted at entry points into the country in shipments of 
used clothing, toys and vehicles from the United States of America, and which makes these 
goods dangerous to plants.  
The main changes are the following:  
 The asterisked paragraph in Article 1 of the operative section will include the following 
phrase : "used vehicle parts and fittings "; 
 Article 2 in the operative section will be replaced with text indicating  which entities 
may carry out treatments in the country of origin , and t he conditions and location for 
treatments in national territory, if required ; 
 Article 3 of the op erative section  will be replaced with text stipulating  that treatments, 
depending on the imported product, must comply with established technical 
specifications . This applies to treatment  at origin  with pyrethroid insecticides, 
fumigation treatment  with methyl bromide and phosphine, and other treatments 
indicated by the Service.  
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/565  
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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. ): ISPM Nos. 1 
and 20 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Ye s [ ] 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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 23 October 2 017 
Proposed dat e of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 22 November 2 017 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 22 November 2 017 
[X] Trade facilitating measure : The notified text establishes alternative phytosanitary 
measures for risk management.  
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, [ ] Natio nal 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