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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHL/324 
25 May 2010 
 (10-2870) 
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):  Fresh fruit for consumption:  grapefruit, satsumas, mandarins or tangerines, 
navel oranges and tangelos 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Peru 
5. Title of the notified document:  Requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para frutas 
frescas destinadas a consumo de Toronja (C itrus paradisi), Satsuma (Citrus unshiu), 
Mandarinas o Tangerinas (Citrus reticulata), Naranjas (Citrus sinensis) y Tangelos (Citrus 
reticulata x Citrus paradisi), procedentes de los Departamentos de ICA y Lima, de Perú, y 
Aprueba Plan de Trabajo (Phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Chile of 
fresh grapefruit ( Citrus paradisi ), satsumas ( Citrus unshiu ), mandarins or tangerines ( Citrus 
reticulata ), navel oranges ( Citrus sinensis ) and tangelos ( Citrus  reticulata  x Citrus 
paradisi ) for consumption from the Departments of Ica and Lima, Peru, and approval of the 
work plan)  Language:  Spanish  Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  The notified text lays down the phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation into Chile of fresh grapefruit, satsu mas, mandarins or tangerines, navel oranges 
and tangelos for consumption from the Depart ments of Ica and Lima, Peru, in accordance 
with the specifications established in th e joint SAG-SENASA (Ch ilean Agriculture and 
Livestock Service – Peruvian National Ag rarian Health Service) work plan. 
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.  G/SPS/N/CHL/324 
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  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)  International 
Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 2 
[ ] 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:  - 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  30 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) :  Date of publication in the Official Journal 
[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 handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: