. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHL/338 
9 November 2010 
 (10-5979) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Red pitaya/dragon fruit ( Hylocereus undatus ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Viet Nam  
5. Title of the notified document:  Establece Requisitos Fitosanitarios de Importación para 
Frutos Frescos Destinados a Consumo de Pitahaya Roja (Hylocereus undatus), 
Procedentes de Viet Nam (Phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Chile of 
fresh red pitaya/dragon fruit ( Hylocereus undatus ) for consumption from Viet Nam)  
Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  A pest risk analysis has been  conducted for quarantine pests 
affecting fresh red pitaya/dragon fruit ( Hylocereus undatus ) for consumption from Viet 
Nam (2009_ARP_70).  This has made it possible to establish the relevant phytosanitary import requirements. 
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/CHL/338 
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   Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] 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:  Agriculture 
and Livestock Service (SAG) Resolutions Nos. 3.801 of 1998, 3.080 of 2003, 3.815 of 2003 and 133 of 2005 and the amendments thereto. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  60 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) :  As from the date of 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) :  8 January 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.   Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body: 
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl