G/SPS/N/CHL/592  
21 January 2019  
(19-0318) 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 jujubes ( Ziziphus jujuba  Mill.) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affect ed, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : China 
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución Exenta Nº:170/2019 : Establece requisitos 
de ingreso de jujubes frescos ( Ziziphus jujuba mill.) desde  la República Popular China  
(Exempt Resolution No. 170/2019 : Entry requirements for fresh jujubes ( Ziziphus jujuba  
Mill.) from the People's Republic of China) . Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_0359_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The resolution includes the following points:  
1. The following phyt osanitary requirements are established for the importation of fresh 
jujubes ( Ziziphus jujuba ), produced in China, for consumption;  
2. The consignment must be covered by an official phytosanitary certificate issued by 
the General Administration of Customs of t he People's Republic of China (GACC) with 
the following additional declaration : "The consignment has been inspected and is free 
from: Bactrocera spp. , Carposina sasakii , Aonidiella orientalis , Asphidiotus destructor , 
Parlatoria oleae , Parlatoria Ziziphi  and Nipaecoccus nipae "; 
3. The consignment must come from GACC -registered production and packing sites 
located within an area free from Bactrocera spp.  (species of economic significance for 
the jujube) . Areas free from Bactrocera spp.  must be declared by GACC , in conformity 
with ISPM 4 and 26, and the status must be approved by SAG;  
4. Fresh jujubes from areas not free from Bactrocera spp.  must be cold -treated at 
temperatures below 3°C for 18 continuous days, in accordance with the Operational 
Procedures for Cold  Treatment at Origin or in Transit set out in the relevant annexes 
to the "Protocol on phytosanitary requirements for the export of fresh jujubes grown 
in China to Chile";  
5. The consignment must come from production sites that observe Good Agricultural 
Practices (GAP) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM);  
6. GACC will take necessary control measures in registered areas so as to maintain the 
phytosanitary status of the orchards and effectively control pests that are quarantine 
pests for Chile;  
7. The consignment must be free of soil and other plant remains;  
8. The consignment must be in new, unused packaging that is labelled or marked with 
information such as the name of the fruit, province of origin, orchard name or code, 
packing facility name or code and the words "Export to the Republic of Chile" . These G/SPS/N/CHL/592  
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  words must appear on all boxes in the consignment for non -palletised goods, or on 
one label per pallet if the consignment is palletised.  
9. The packaging material, including wood dunnage and spacers, must allow for pot ential 
quarantine treatments to be carried out at the point of entry and must comply with 
the relevant specific phytosanitary regulations for entry into the country.  
10. SAG officials at the point of entry will inspect the consignment upon its arrival in Chile , 
verify its compliance with the relevant phytosanitary requirements, and decide, on 
the basis of the accompanying documentation, whether its entry should be authorized 
or whether appropriate measures should be adopted in accordance with existing 
legislati on. 
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. ) ISPM Nos. 1, 2, 
4 and 26  
[ ] 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 st andard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 10 January 2 019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 17 January 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 17 January 2 019 
[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, [ ] 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