G/SPS/N/CHL/681  
1 July 2021 
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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 number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Pistachio ( Pistacia  spp.) plants, cuttings and twigs  
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 : Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para 
plantas, estacas y ramillas de pistacho  (Pistacia spp.), procedentes del Estado de 
California de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica  (Phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation of pistachio ( Pistacia  spp.) plants, cuttings and twigs from the state of 
California, United States of America) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_4431_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text estab lishes phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation into Chile of pistachio ( Pistacia  spp.) plants, cuttings and twigs 
from the state of California, United States of America . They stipulate, inter alia , that:  
1. Consignments must include a phytosanitary certificate issued by USDA/APHIS, 
declaring that:  
− The material comes from an officially certified production programme or from 
germplasm nurseries or repositories controlled by the official plant health authority of 
the exporting country;  
− The consignment has been inspected and is free from the following arthropods:  
• Brevipalpus lewisi  (Ac.: Tenuipalpidae);  
• Tetranychus pacificus  (Ac.: Tetranychidae);  
• Choristoneura rosaceana  (Lep.: Tortricidae);  
• Ferrisia gilli  (Hem. : Pseudococcidae);  
• Parlatoria oleae  (Hem. : Diaspididae);  
• Parthenolecanium pruinosum  (Hem. : Coccidae);  
• Pseudococcus maritimus  (Hem. : Pseudococcidae);  
− The plant material derives from mother plants that were inspected and tested (specify 
diagnostic technique) at the optimal tim e for detecting pests and found to be free 
from Xylella fastidiosa  and Rhodococcus facians ; 
− The production site was inspected at the optimal time for detecting pests, and the 
samples extracted from roots and soil underwent official laboratory analysis and were 
found to be free from Phymatotrichopsis omnivora ; 
− In addition, consignments of rooted plants or cuttings must indicate that they have 
been found to be free from Xiphinema americanum sensu lato  (excluding Chilean G/SPS/N/CHL/681  
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  populations) and Xiphinema americanum s ensu stricto , based on an official laboratory 
analysis  finding ; 
2. The material must have undergone disinfestation treatment against insects and mites 
through immersion or spraying, and the phytosanitary certificate must state, in the 
section on treatment, th e name of the product, the type of application and the dose 
used.  
3. In addition, the plant material must comply with the following phytosanitary 
requirements, which will be verified during inspection at the point of entry : free of 
soil; free of flowers, leaves, fruits and other plant remains ; plants or rooted cuttings 
may only enter the country dormant and with bare roots ; packed in new packaging 
that is resistant to handling, sealable, and labelled in accordance with the regulations 
in force ; the packing and packaging materials designed to provide cushioning or 
maintain humidity must not include plant material or substrates that can carry pests, 
such as straw s of grass , wood shavings or chips, peat, etc.  
Further details can be found in the docume nt attached to this notification.  
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 standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Ani mal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
− ISPM No. 1: Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the 
application of phytosanitary measures in international trade  
− ISPM No. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis  
− ISPM No. 11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests  
− ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system  
[ ] 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) : Approximately 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  
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  12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 August 2 021 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl