G/SPS/GEN/1548  
26 April 2017 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  CHILE 2016 - INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION  
ON SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MATTERS  
COMMUNICATION FROM CHILE  
The following communication , received on 25 April 2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Chile. 
 
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1  INTERNATIONAL CO OPERATION ACTIVITIES,  AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK SERVICE 
(SAG)  
1.1.  The Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) , in line with the country's  international 
cooperation policies developed by the Chilean Agency for International Cooperation  (AGCI), has 
given priorit y to work with other countries in the region , mainly those of Central America, the 
Andean Community, the Organis ation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the 
Caribbean  Community (CARICOM) , in the areas  of phytosanitary certification , border controls, 
electronic certification and agricultural policy . It has promoted  triangular cooperation activities with 
Belize , Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,  the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food 
Safety Agency (CAHFSA)  and CARICOM, which have been financed b y the European Union and the 
United States . Work has also begun  to foster and support  other geographical areas , including  
cooperation projects in Fiji and Mozambique.  
1.2.  The projects in which the SAG is participating, whether in their implementation  or as a 
technica l partner, are detailed below.  
1.1  TRIANGULAR PROJECTS BY THE CHILEAN AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION (AGCID) AND THE SAG  
1.3.  Triangular project  with Honduras and the United States : Project in progress,  financed 
by the United States along w ith SAG partner technical institution s and the Chilean E xporter s 
Association  (ASOEX ) and entitled "Institutional strengthening of the National Agricultural Health 
Service ( SENASA ) in Honduras with a view to  establishing  a public -private system for 
phytosan itary inspection and certificat ion, and the safety of agricultural foods for export ". The 
objective of the project is to  build the capacities of the SENASA in Honduras, in conjunction with 
the private sector, in order to create  a national system for  phytos anitary inspection and the safety 
of agricultural foods for export.  
1.4.  Triangular project  with Guatemala and the  United States : Financed by the 
United  States and managed by the AGCID . The project , which  is entitled "Institutional 
strengthening of the Integrat ed Programme to Protect Agriculture and the Environment (PIPAA) ", 
aims to support the development of a national system for the phytosanitary inspection and 
certification of agricultural exports from  Guatemala.  
1.5.  Secretar iat of the Organisation of Eastern Car ibbean States (OECS)  
 Triangular project  with Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,  and 
Antigua and Barbuda : Completed  in 2016, entitled  "Building up the  OECS countries ' 
knowledge of  international standards relating to  sanitary and phytosanitary me asures" . G/SPS/GEN/1548  
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  1.6.  Chile-Mexico Cooperation F und 
 "Cooperation  for the implementation of electronic plant  and animal health 
certification in Central America ". Completed  in 2016. 
 "Strengthening of computer systems support ing the interchange of electronic 
data, with a view to implementing electronic plant  and animal health 
certification between Chile and Mexico ". Project due to be completed in  2017.  
 Improvement of the surveillance system  for Huanglongbing ( Candidatus  spp.)  
and its vector ( Diaphorina citri  Kuwayama), and spotted -wing drosophila 
(Drosophila suzukii ) in Chile,  and the European grapevine moth 
(Lobesia  botrana ) and tomato leafminer (Tuta absoluta ) in Mexico, through the 
exchange of technical assistance . Project approved  in 2016.  
 "Strengthening of the regulato ry systems in Mexico and Chile ". Project a pproved  
in 2016.  
1.7.  Project  with South Korea : Project financed by  the Korea International Cooperation Agency  
(KOICA ) and the AGCID , entitled  "Course on  pest risk analysis (PRA) in agriculture and the 
establishment of phytosanitary import requirements , for countries in Latin America and 
the Caribbean ", planned for mid -2017.  
1.8.  Triangular project  with Chile and El Salvador to provide support to Belize: Project in 
progress , financed by the AGCID and El Salvador, entitled  "Chile-El Salvador, triangular project to 
support the agricultural sector in Belize"  by strengthening  the technical capacities of the Ministry of 
Natural Resources and Agriculture and the Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) . 
1.9.  Triangular project  with Ch ile, Brazil and Suriname : Project  in progress , financed by the 
AGCID  and Brazil, and entitled "Assistance for agricultural health and the safety system in 
Suriname" . The project  aims to establish a system  that focuses primarily on  preventing  food 
contamina tion, through capacity building for surveillance and control.  
1.2  BILATERAL  PROJECTS  
1.10.   Cuba : Project approved , not including  activities , and financ ed by the European Union . The 
project  aims, inter alia , to ensure food security for the population in both qualitat ive and 
quantitative  terms , increase the availability of safe food of animal origin, and raise levels of animal 
health  with regard to  avian influenza and classical swine fever.  
1.11.   Mozambique : Project in progress , financed  with UNDP resources ("Chile Fund"), approved  
in 2015 and  entitled "Implementation  of a national food safety programme  for the diagnosis , 
control  and mitigation  of natural mycotoxins  in foods  for human  and animal consumption ". The 
project  aims to develop food safety programmes to improve the s afety and quality of food for 
human consumption , particularly grain, cereals, nuts and dairy products , by implement ing systems 
to diagnose and control  natural mycotoxins  with a high incidence in the region.  
1.12.   Multilateral project  with the  International Atomi c Energy Agency (IAEA) : 
Inter-regional project  (INT5154) in progress , financed by the IAEA and entitled "Improving Food 
Safety through  the Creation  of an Interregional Network  that Produces Reliable Scientific Data 
Using Nuclear  and Isotopic Techniques ". The project  aims to improve and expand the analytical 
capacities of participating countr ies in the area of food safety , and strengthen programmes to 
control residues in livestock  and agriculture.  
1.13.   Fiji: Project in progress , financed with UNDP resources ("Chile Fund"), approved in 2015, 
and entitled  "Strengthening the institutions responsible for inspection and certification of 
agricultural and livestock products, and for coordinating the national food safety system in Fiji ". 
The project  aims to develop  the pr ocedures to control animal diseases (tuberculosi s and 
brucellosis ), improve the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) control programme , lay 
the foundations for organic certification , and enhance  the analysis of residues and/or  contaminants 
in foo d, in accordance with existing capacities in Fiji.  G/SPS/GEN/1548  
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  1.3  SAG/FAO PROJECT S 
1.14.   Nicaragua : Project financed by FAO Nicaragua, entitled "Assessment of technical and 
technological capabilities of prioritized IPSA Laboratories in Nicaragua ". The aim of the project is to 
assess the technical capabilities of IPSA's national and regional prioritized laboratories and identify 
training and technology needs for implementing the Quality Management System (QMS) . 
1.15.   The tables below summariz e the cooperation activities carried out in  2016: 
1.16.   The first table indicates the missions conducted  by the SAG in recipient countries, and the 
second shows the missions  hosted by the SAG for recipient countries . 
1.17.   The tables contain columns  indicating the basis for the  activity  in question , its object ive, the 
SAG division  involved, the recipient country , and the month of implementation.  
1.18.   In the column with the heading "Division involved" , "Lo Aguirre " refers to the laboratory and 
quarantine station , while  "DPP" stands for the Livestock Protection Divisi on, "DPAF" for the 
Agricultural and Forestry Protection Division , "DAI" for the International Affairs Division , 
and "DN" for the National Directorate . 
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  MISSIONS CONDUCTED - COOPERATION 2016  
Basis for  activity  Objective  Divisi on 
involved  Recipient 
country  Month  
Project  Technical visit on residue 
analysis  Lo Aguirre  Angola  March 
Project  Closure of project  DPP/E-Cert Costa Rica  November  
Project  Technical assessment  DAI Fiji July 
Project  Relaunch of project  DAI Honduras  March 
Project  Verifica tion of the  
implementation and 
functioning of the national 
phytosanitary certification 
system   DPAF Honduras  November  
Request by 
country  Identification of the main 
challenges faced by the 
National Health, Food Safety 
and Agrifood Quality Service 
(SENASICA ), and proposals as 
to how to address  them DN/ DPP  Mexico December  
Project   Training, sampling and 
analysis mission in the form of 
a training seminar  on food 
safety  for professionals and 
technicians from Mozambique  Lo Aguirre  Mozambique  March 
Project  Training prog ramme and 
presentation at a national 
seminar for food safety 
professionals and technicians, 
and a workshop  on quality 
assurance given by the 
Agricultural Research Institute 
of Mozambique (IIAM)  Lo Aguirre  Mozambique  September  
Project  Training for IIAM officials on 
the enzyme -linked 
immunosorbent 
assay  (ELISA ), liquid 
chromatography , quality 
control of analytical test ing, 
sampling , prepara tion, 
analysis , and support for the 
creation and implementation 
of the national programme on 
the control of mycotoxins and 
residues   Lo Aguirre  Mozambique  October 
Project  Follow -up to the briefing on  
the internal project one year 
later  Lo Aguirre  Nicaragua  October 
Request by 
country  Training on agricultural 
quarantine entomology for 
laboratory  analysts  DAI Panam a November 
Project  Capacity  building and 
awareness -raising s eminar  for 
institutional authorities, 
producers, industries, and 
multilateral agencies  DPP Surinam e December  
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  MISSIONS HOSTED - COOPERATION 2016  
Basis for 
activity  Objective  Division 
involved  Recipie nt 
country  Month  
Project  Applications using liquid 
chromatography for the 
determination of residues in 
animal tissue and mycotoxins 
in grain and animal feed  Lo Aguirre  Angola  June 
Request by 
country   Experience in handling  the 
parasitoid Selitrichodes neseri  
for the biological control of 
eucalyptus gall wasp  DPAF Argentina  December  
Project  Training on pest risk analysis  Lo Aguirre  Antigua and 
Barbuda  April 
Request by 
country  Training on the 
implementation of ISPM 15  Lo Aguirre  Costa Rica  May 
Project Prepar ation of samples for the 
analysis of mycotoxins in 
animal feed and in animal 
livers (grinding , extrac tion, 
purifica tion, concentra tion), 
calibration curves and 
fortification . Prepara tion of 
reagents and media, 
chromatography . Handling of 
Solid Phas e Extraction (SPE) 
cartridges  Lo Aguirre  Mozambique  June 
Request by 
country  Implementa tion of the 
land-based application of 
pesticides and Good 
Agricultural Practices (GAP) 
relating to pesticides  DPAF Panam a September  
Request by 
country  Training on the d iagnosis of 
Shiga toxin -producing 
Escherichia coli  (STEC)  Lo Aguirre  Paraguay  July 
Project Training on pest risk analysis  Lo Aguirre  Saint Vincent 
and the 
Grenadines  April 
Project Training on pest risk analysis  Lo Aguirre  Saint Lucia April 
Project Detection of genetically  
modified organisms  Lo Aguirre  Belize November  
Request  Visit by the delegation from 
the South Korean  QIA to 
become acquainted with  the 
agricultural and forestry 
export and import system , the 
fruit fly programme, SAG 
veterinarians, and the 
certification process  DAI South Korea  December  
 
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