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G/SPS/N/CHL/377 
16 November 2011 
 (11-5906) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Raspberries ( Rubus  spp.) 
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 Nº 1.408 de 2001 que establece 
requisitos de ingreso de frutos frescos de fr ambuesa (Rubus spp.) desde Estados Unidos de 
Norteamérica y Resolución N° 1.423 de 2010 qu e establece requisitos fitosanitarios para la 
importación de frutas, plantas y partes de pl antas hospederas de Epiphyas postvittana, 
procedentes de los Estados de California y Ha wái de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica, y 
establece requisitos fitosanitarios pr ovisionales para Drosophila suzukii (Amendment to 
Resolution No. 1.408 of 2001 establishing requirements governing the entry into Chile of 
fresh raspberries ( Rubus  spp.) from the United States of America and to Resolution 
No. 1.423 of 2010 establishing phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Chile from the States of California and Hawaii, United States of America, of fruit, plants and plant parts which are host to Epiphyas postvittana and establishing provisional 
phytosanitary requirements for Drosophila suzukii).  Language(s):  Spanish Number of 
pages:  2 
Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/CHL/11_3911_00_s.pdf
6. Description of content:  The notified text amends Resolution No. 1.408 of 2001 and 
Resolution No. 1.423 of 2010 in view of the following: 
1. The presence of Drosophila suzukii (Dip .:  Drosophilidae), which affects various 
species of fresh fruit, was det ected in the States of California, Oregon, Washington, 
Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Utah and Michigan of the 
United States of America.  A decision was th erefore taken to undertake a risk analysis 
for this pest, given the possible risk of its en try into Chile.  The p est risk analysis for 
Drosophila suzukii (Dip.:  Drosophilidae)  (2010_ARPC_2) established that it is a 
quarantine pest for Chile and that fresh raspberries ( Rubus  spp.) constitute possible 
pathways for the introduction of the pest into the country. G/SPS/N/CHL/377 
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  2. The application on a provisional basis of a phytosanitary treatment with methyl 
bromide is therefore necessary to control Drosophila suzukii (Dip.:  Drosophilidae);  
this treatment is more stringent than that required under Resolution No. 1.423 of 2010 
on the control of the light brown apple moth Epiphyas postvittana (Lep.:  Tortricidae). 
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 
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 
N°1408 de 2001, que establece requisitos de ing reso de frutos frescos de frambuesa (Rubus 
spp.) desde Estados Unidos de Norteamérica  (Resolution No. 1.408 of 2001 establishing 
requirements governing the entry into Chile of fresh raspberries ( Rubus  spp.) from the 
United States of America) (available in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  80 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) : 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  15 January 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] 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:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl