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G/SPS/N/CHL/378 
16 November 2011 
 (11-5907) 
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):  Strawberries ( Fragaria  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 1.409 de 2001 que establece 
requisitos de ingreso de frutos frescos de fru tilla (Fragaria 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 para Drosophila suzukii (Amendment to Resolution 
No. 1.409 of 2001 establishing requirements governing the entry into Chile of fresh 
strawberries ( Fragaria 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 pos tvittana and establishing 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_3990_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified text amends Resolution No. 1.409 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 therefore taken to conduct 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 strawberries ( Fragaria spp.) constitute a 
possible pathway for the introduction of the pest into the country. G/SPS/N/CHL/378 
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   2. The application of a phytosanitary treatm ent with methyl bromide is necessary to 
control Drosophila suzukii (Dip.:  Drosoph ilidae).  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) and, in turn, the 
quarantine treatment established in Resoluti on No. 1.409 of 2001 on the control of the 
omnivorous leaftier moth Cnephasia longana (Lep .:  Tortricidae) is more rigorous than 
both of the above-mentioned treatments.  
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° 1409 de 2001, que establece re quisitos de ingreso de frutos frescos de frutilla (Fragaria 
spp.) desde Estados Unidos de Norteamérica (Resolution No. 1409 of 2001 establishing 
requirements governing the entry into Chile of fresh strawberries ( Fragaria 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) :  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  G/SPS/N/CHL/378 
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  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