G/SPS/N/CHL/596  
8 February  2019 
(19-0741) 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) : Plant products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document : Modifica Resolución N° 1.551 de 1998, que dispone 
regulaciones fitosanitarias para el tránsito de mercaderías de origen vegetal (Amendment 
to Resolution No. 1.551 of 1998 establishing phytosanitary regulations for the transit of 
plant products) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_0776_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : It has been determined that it is possible to facilitate trade i n 
respect of consignments in transit that are carried using hermetically -sealed forms of 
transport, and that such consignments shall not be combined, repackaged or separated, 
as they present a minimal phytosanitary risk and can be moved without the need fo r 
additional phytosanitary safeguard measures.  
In light of the above, the following amendments have been made to Resolution No. 1.551 
of 1998 : "The following item shall be added to the list contained in Article 1 of the present 
Resolution:  
Goods : (q) Fresh  fruit and vegetables, or fruit and vegetables in their natural form with 
a reduced water content, which are hosts of the Mediterranean fruit fly.  
Additional declaration or treatment to be included on the phytosanitary certificate : Seal 
number.  
Conditions for means of transport : Closed and sealed containers that cannot open during 
transit or embarkation and disembarkation operations.  
Maximum length of stay : Five days".  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/CHL/596  
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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. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM No.)  
 International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures ( ISPM) No. 1: 
Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the application of 
phytosanitary measures in international trade;  
 ISPM No. 32: Categorization of commodities according to their pest risk;  
 ISPM No. 25: Consignments in transit.  
[ ] 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 : 
Resolución 1551 de 1998  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_0776_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) : 11 February 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 11 February 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, [ ] Nationa l Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl   
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl