G/SPS/N/CHL/647  
13 October  2020 
(20-7040) 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) : Fresh pomelos ( Citrus maxima ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Viet Nam  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución exenta Nº : 6779/2020 establece requisitos 
fitosanitarios de importación para frutos frescos de pomelo (Citrus maxima) para 
consumo, procedentes de Vietnam  (Exempt Resolution No. 6779/2020 establishing 
phytosanitary requirements for the importation of fresh pomelos ( Citrus maxima ) for 
consumption from Viet Nam) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/28_6092_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation of fresh pom elos ( Citrus maxima ) for consumption from Viet Nam . They 
include the following:  
1.1. The products must be covered by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the official 
phytosanitary authority of Viet Nam, containing the following additional declarations:  
1.1.1 The shipment is free from the following arthropods : (a) Eutetranychus orientalis , 
(b) Ferrisia virgata , (c) Maconellicoccus hirsutus , (d) Prays citri , (e) Prays endocarpa , (f) 
Citripestis sagittiferella . 
1.1.2 The shipment has been treated with 150 Gy of irradiation to control Bactrocera 
cucurbitae  and Bactrocera dorsalis . This information must be recorded in the "treatment" 
section of the phytosanitary certificate.  
Further details can be found in the docu ment 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.  G/SPS/N/CHL/647  
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  8. Is there a relevant int ernational 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.) : 1, 32, 28.  
[ ] 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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 14 October 2 020 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 14 October 2 020 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 
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 bo dy: 
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl