G/SPS/N/CHL/724  
16 March  2022 
(22-2320) 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): Walnut ( Juglans  spp.) tree plants and twigs  
4. Regions or countries 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: Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para 
plantas y ramillas yemeras de nogal (Juglans spp.) procedentes de Estados Unidos de 
América, derogando Resoluciones Nº 5.695 de 2006 y 6.036 de 2014, y modifica 
Resolución Nº 1.423 de 2010 (Establishing pjhytosanitary reqirements for the importation 
of walnut ( Juglans  spp.) tree plants  and twigs coming from the United States of America, 
repealing Resolutions No. 5.695 of 2006 and 6.036 of 2014, and amending Resolution 
No. 1.423 of 2010) Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CHL/22_2254_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified measure establishes phytosanitary 
requirements:for the importation of walnut ( Juglans  spp.) tree plants and twigs coming 
from the United States of America to be used as propagation materials.  
Some of the measures established are:  
− The plant material must be covered by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the official 
phytosanitary authority of the United States of America (USDA/APHIS);  
− The plant material must come from an officially certified production programme or 
from a germplasm nursery or repository controlled by the official plant health 
authority of the relevant  country;  
− The material must have undergone disinfestation treatment against insects and mites 
through immersion or spraying, and the phytosanitary certificate must state, in the 
section on treatment, the name of the product, the type of application and the  dose 
used.  
Further details can be found in the document 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/724  
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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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM No.) : 
− ISPM No. 1: Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the 
application of phytosanitary measures in international trade (FAO, 2006)  
− ISPM No. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis (FAO, 2006)  
− ISPM No. 11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests  
− ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system (FA O, 
2004)  
[ ] 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. 1.423 of 2010  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CHL/22_2254 _01_s.pdf  
(available in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Approximately 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) : 30 days after 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) : 15 May 2022  
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