G/SPS/N/CHL/633  
1 May 2020 
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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) : Kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : State of California, United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución exenta No. 2854/2020 "Modifica resolución 
No. 1.410 de 2001 que establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para  frutos 
frescos de kiwi (Actinidia spp.), procedente del Estado de California de Estados Unidos de 
Norteamerica " (Exempt Resolution No. 2854/2020 amending Resolution No. 1.410 of 
2001 establishing phytosanitary requirements for the importation of fresh kiw ifruit 
(Actinidia spp.) from the US State of California ) Language(s) : Spanish . Number of 
pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_3027_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_3027_01_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Following the completion of the relevant pest risk analyses, 
which made it possible to establish the appropriate phytosanitary requirements, Exempt 
Resolution No. 1.410 of 2001 has been amended as follows:  
Article 1 has been replaced by the following:  
Shipments must include an official phytosanitary certificate issued by the phytosanitary 
authority of the country of origin, declaring that:  
1.1. The shipment  is free of Platynota  stultana  (Lep. Tortricidae ) and Argyrotaenia  
franciscana  (=A. citrana ) (Lep . Tortricidae ). 
1.2. In the case of Epiphyas postvittana : 
1.2.1 . The shipment originate s from an area not regulated for Epiphyas postvittana  and 
is free of Epiphyas postvittana . 
or 
1.2.2 . The shipment originate s from an area regulated for Epiphyas postvittana  and ha s 
undergone phytosanitary treatment for the control of Epiphyas postvittana (Lep. 
Tortricidae ), indicating the product, dose, temperature and exposure time.  
Article 2 has been replaced by the following:  
2. The following will be accepted as quarantine treatment for the control of Epiphyas  
postvittana  (Lep. Tortricidae ) and must be carried out at the place of origin or destination . 
The specifications concerning  the treatment carried out must be indicated in the  relevant 
section of the phytosanitary certificate, specifying the product, dose, temperature and 
exposure time.  G/SPS/N/CHL/633  
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  2.1. Once the treatment is completed, the shipment must remain protected at all times 
until its arrival in Chile in order to maintain its phyto sanitary status.  
2.2. The shipment must be free of soil and other plant remains.  
2.3. Packaging must be new (repackaging is not permitted), closed and resistant to 
handling . It must indicate the region of origin of the fruit and the name of the packaging 
establis hment where it was processed.  
2.4. The packaging materials used must allow for potential phytosanitary treatments to 
be carried out at points of entry.  
2.5. All containers must use official NPPO seals or fastenings and, in the case of air 
exports, pallets transported must be protected using  plastic or mosquito -type nets and 
each unit sealed or fastened.  
2.6. The wood used for packaging, pallets and packing mate rials must comply with 
quarantine regulations when entering the country.  
Agriculture and Livestock Service Resolution No. 9.338 of 2019 should be repealed.  
See document attached to this notification for details.  
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.  
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 No. 1 
[ ] 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 : 
Resolution No. 1.410 of 2001 (available in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 May 2 020 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): Upon publication in 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, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
Email:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl  G/SPS/N/CHL/633  
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  13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl