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G/SPS/N/CHL/379 
16 November 2011 
 (11-5908) 
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):  Kiwifruit ( Actinidia  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 1.410 de 2001 que establece 
requisitos de ingreso de frutos frescos de kiwi (Actinidia spp.) desde el Estado de 
California de Estados Unidos de Norteam érica y Resolución N° 1.423 de 2010 que 
establece requisitos fitosanitarios para la impo rtación de frutas, plantas y partes de 
plantas hospederas de Epiphyas postvittana, procedentes de los Estados de California y 
Hawái de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica, y establece requisitos fitosanitarios 
provisionales para Drosophila suzukii  (Amendment to Resolution No. 1.410 of 2001 
establishing requirements governing the entry into Chile of fresh kiwifruit ( Actinidia  spp.) 
from the State of California, Un ited 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 pr ovisional 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_3991_00_s.pdf
6. Description of content:  The notified text amends Resolution No. 1.410 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, L ouisiana, Utah and Michigan of the United 
States of America.  A decision was therefore taken to conduct a risk analysis for this 
pest, given the possible risk of its entry into Chile.  The pest risk analysis for 
Drosophila suzukii (Dip.:  Drosophilidae)  (2010_ARPC_2) established that it is a 
quarantine pest for Chile and that fresh kiwifruit ( Actinidia  spp.) constitute a possible 
pathway for the introduction of the pest into the country. G/SPS/N/CHL/379 
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  2. The application on a provisional basis of a phytosanitary treatment with methyl 
bromide is necessary to control Drosophila suzukii (Dip.:  Drosophilidae);  this 
treatment is more rigorous 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° 1.410, que establece requisitos de ingreso de  frutos frescos de kiwi (Actinidia spp.) 
desde el estado de California de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica (Resolution No. 1.410 
establishing requirements governing the entry into Chile of fresh kiwifruit ( Actinidia  spp.) 
from the State of California, 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) :  Upon 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) :  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