G/SPS/N/CHL/603  
9 August  2019 
(19-5207) 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) : Fresh peaches ( Prunus persica ), nectarines ( P. persica var. 
nucipersica ), Japanese plums ( P. salicina ), European plums ( P. domestica ), ap ricots 
(P. armeniaca ) and cherries ( P. avium ) 
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 : Modifica Resolución n° 2.458 de 2013 que establece 
requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de frutos frescos de determinados carozos 
desde el estado de California, Estados Unidos de Norteamérica (Amendment to Resolution 
No. 2.458 of 2013 es tablishing phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Chile 
of fresh stone fruit from the State of California in the United States of America) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_4337_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : 1. The notified text amends Agriculture and Livestock Service 
Resolution 2.458 of 2013 establishing phytosanitary requirements for the importation into 
Chile of fresh stone fruit from the State of California in the United States of America, by:  
2. removing the following sentence from point  2.1: "The consignment has und ergone 
phytosanitary treatment for the control of Drosophila  suzukii (Dip.: Drosophilidae )"; 
3. removing the following sentence from point 2.2 entitled "For fresh cherries" : "The 
consignment has undergone phytosanitary treatment for the control of Drosophila  suzukii  
(Dip.: Drosophilidae )"; 
4. replacing point 3 by "For fresh peaches, nectarines, Japanese plums, European plums, 
apricots and cherries, fumigation treatment using me thyl bromide for Epiphyas 
postvittana  (Lep.: Tortricidae ) will be accepted, and must be carried out at the place of 
origin or the destination . The specifications regarding the treatment must be indicated in 
the corresponding section of the phytosanitary ce rtificate:  
Temperature (°C) ; Dosage range (gr/m3) ; Exposure time (hr)  
> 22 32 2 
17 - 22 40 2 
12 - 17 48 2 
6 - 12 64 2 G/SPS/N/CHL/603  
- 2 - 
  Once the treatment has been completed, the shipment must remain protected at all times 
until it has been dispatched to Chile".  
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.  
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. ) 1 and 2  
[ ] 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 relev ant 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) : 24 June 2 019 
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  
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