Notifications for Chile (618 notifications)

Chile hereby advises that the requirements established in the draft Resolution notified in document G/SPS/N/CHL/622 entered into force upon publication in the Official Journal on 23 April 2020. https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/28_2911_00_s.pdf

The notified text establishes specific health requirements for the importation into Chile of fertile SPF eggs, and emphasizes the following: Birds that produce SPF eggs must be free of specific pathogenic micro-organisms and their antibodies. This should be demonstrated through established or planned controls, in accordance with the following requirements: - The country or area of origin must be officially declared free of notifiable avian influenza, with this status being positively assessed by Chile. - It must be declared free of viscerotropic velogenic Newcastle disease by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). - The farm of origin of the SPF eggs must be authorized by the Agriculture and Livestock Service to export to Chile, in accordance with Exempt Resolution No. 3.138 of 1999. - The farm must be free of other strains of avian influenza, and the birds that produced the eggs must not have been vaccinated against this disease or others. - It must be free of the following diseases: Salmonella Gallinarum, Salmonella Pullorum, Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Enteritidis, Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae, Fowl cholera, Colibacillosis, Coryza, Avian encephalomyelitis, Infectious bronchitis (Massachusetts, Connecticut, Arkansas and JMK strains), Infectious laryngotracheitis, Avian pox, Marek's disease (Serotypes 1, 2 and 3), Avian leucosis, Reovirus, Avian adenovirus Groups I, II and III, Avian infectious anaemia, Gumboro disease, Avian nephritis, Avian rotavirus, Avian metapneumovirus, Avian tuberculosis, Reticuloendotheliosis, and internal parasites. Details can be found in the draft Resolution attached to this notification.

Following the completion of the relevant pest risk analyses, which made it possible to establish the appropriate phytosanitary requirements, Exempt Resolution No. 3.333 of 2007 has been amended as follows: 1. The following seeds of ornamental species of any origin, without additional declarations, have been added to Article 1: - Banksia spp; - Canna x generalis L. H. Bailey; - Cephalotus follicularis; - Darlingtonia californica; - Heliamphora minor; - Nepenthes sanguinea - Oenothera lindheimeri (Sin: Gaura lindheimeri); - Pelargonium peltatum (Sin: Geranium peltatum); - Perovskia atriplicifolia Benth; - Pinguicula grandiflora; - Pycnosorus globosus (Sin: Craspedia globosa); - Utricularia sandersonii; 2. Exempt Resolution No. 2.020 of 2009 establishing phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of seeds of ornamental species from the United States has been amended, removing the species "Banksia spp." and its family "Proteaceae" from Article No. 1.a. 3. Exempt Resolution No. 6.684 of 2011 establishing phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of seeds of certain ornamental species from European Community Member States has been amended, removing the species "Pelargonium peltatum Sin.: Geranium peltatum)" and its family "Geraniaceae" from Article No. 1.a. See document attached to this notification for details.

The notified text establishes, based on a pest risk analysis for quarantine pests, the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of plant propagation material in the form of in vitro tissue cultures of fruit-bearing species, vegetables, industrial crops, ornamental species and forest species. Details can be found in the draft Resolution attached to this notification.

Chile hereby advises that the requirements established in the draft Resolution notified in document G/SPS/N/CHL/617 entered into force upon publication in the Official Journal on 15 April 2020. https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_2646_00_s.pdf

The notified Resolution establishes the phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Chile of fresh persimmons (Diospyros kaki) for consumption grown in the Republic of Korea: Fresh persimmons exported to Chile must come from orchards and packing facilities approved and registered by the Republic of Korea's Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA). APQA-registered orchards must have programmes for good agricultural practices, including APQA-supervised monitoring and control measures to ensure that the orchards remain free from quarantine pests of importance to Chile. To control Monilinia fructigena in orchards, suitable pre-harvest chemical products shall be applied at least once and APQA officials or APQA-authorized persons shall inspect the orchards at least twice between bloom and harvest. Should Monilinia fructigena be detected during orchard or export inspections, no fresh persimmons shall be exported from that orchard to Chile for the rest of the season. During the selection process and packing of persimmons, fruit with damage attributable to pests or diseases, fruit infested with live arthropods and rotten fruit shall be identified and removed. Similarly, packed fruit must not contain any soil, leaves, branches and other plant remains. This process shall be supervised by APQA officials or APQA-authorized persons. Details can be found in the draft Resolution attached to this notification.

Chile hereby advises that the requirements established in the draft Resolution notified in document G/SPS/N/CHL/616 entered into force upon publication in the Official Journal on 25 March 2020. https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_2628_00_s.pdf

The notified text amends Exempt Resolution No. 1748 of 2017 as follows: 1. The following paragraph is to be added to point B.i: "The animals come from farms that have not been subject, over the past 12 months, to sanitary restrictions arising from diseases notifiable to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) that affect the species covered by this Resolution." 2. The second bullet point in point B.ii is to be replaced with the following text: "Subjected to a minimum temperature of 90°C for at least 60 minutes, stirred continuously, or a minimum temperature of 121°C for at least 10 minutes at an absolute pressure of 3 bar." 3. The final paragraph in point E is to be replaced with the following text: "These results must be shown on the official sanitary certificate."

Chile hereby advises that the requirements established in the draft Resolution notified in document G/SPS/N/CHL/620 entered into force upon publication in the Official Journal on 9 April 2020. https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_2552_00_s.pdf

Chile hereby advises that the requirements established in the draft Resolution notified in document G/SPS/N/CHL/619 entered into force upon publication in the Official Journal on 9 April 2020. https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_2554_00_s.pdf

Chile hereby advises that the requirements established in the draft resolution notified in document G/SPS/N/CHL/581/Rev.1 entered into force upon publication in the Official Journal of 27 March 2020. https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_2522_00_s.pdf

The notified text establishes the following phytosanitary requirements for the importation of fresh cassava (Manihot esculenta) roots for consumption from Bolivia: 1. Consignments must include an official phytosanitary certificate (original copy) issued by the phytosanitary authority of Bolivia, containing the following additional declaration: "The consignment has been inspected and is free from Dysmicoccus brevipes". 2. The phytosanitary certificate must indicate the unique SENASAG code used by the cassava root producer, exporter and packing or processing facility. 3. The phytosanitary certificate must indicate the SENASAG seal/label used to secure the means of transport or consignment. 4. Before the start of the first export season, SAG, in coordination with SENASAG, will send inspectors to Bolivia to assess and certify in situ the proper functioning of production sites and packing plants. Exporters will be responsible for paying all the expenses incurred by SAG personnel during the inspection. 5. Producers and exporters of fresh cassava (Manihot esculenta) roots must be registered and authorized by SENASAG and have a unique identification code. Fresh cassava root packing or processing facilities must be registered and authorized by SENASAG and have a unique identification code. 6. Consignments must be washed and free of soil, leaves, flowers and plant remains. 7. Consignments must be sent in new, unused packaging (repackaging is not permitted) and must be labelled or marked in accordance with current regulations. Each box must display at least the following information: country of origin; scientific and common name of product; code/name of place of production; code/name of packing plant. 8. Wood used for packaging, pallets and dunnage must comply with the "Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in international trade" (International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 15). 9. The packaging materials used must allow for potential quarantine treatments to be carried out at points of entry. 10. Each shipment shall be inspected by SAG, at the point of entry, in order to ensure that the physical and documentary import requirements have been met. Upon the detection of quarantine pests listed in Resolution No. 3.080 of 2003 and its amendments, or of unlisted pests that are potentially quarantine pests according to the risk assessment, phytosanitary risk management measures may be applied in accordance with the identified risk.

The notified document amends Resolution No. 633 of 2003 establishing requirements for the importation into Chile of plant material as in vitro tissue cultures, as follows: 1.1. The species Malus domestica and its requirements are to be removed from section 4.3, Fruit trees, and replaced by: SPECIES:_x000b_Malus spp. CERTIFIABLE PLANT PATHOGENS:_x000b_'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali' Cherry rasp leaf virus Erwinia amylovora

The presence of Drosophila suzukii has been reported in the country as a result of activities conducted within the framework of the Agricultural and Forestry Phytosanitary Surveillance Programme of the Agriculture and Livestock Service. This pest has therefore been removed from the list of quarantine pests not found in Chile. Consequently, and with a view to eliminating Drosophila suzukii, it is necessary to update the phytosanitary requirements for fresh strawberries (Fragaria spp.) from the United States of America. Chile therefore notifies the entry into force of the following Resolution, which will be published in the Official Journal on 5 March 2020: "Amendment to and approval of the coordinated and consolidated text of Resolution No. 1.409 of 2001 establishing phytosanitary requirements for the importation of fresh strawberries (Fragaria spp.) from the United States of America, and repeal of that Resolution).

Chile hereby advises that the requirements established in the draft Resolution notified in document G/SPS/N/CHL/599 entered into force upon publication in the Official Journal on 13 February 2020. https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_1232_00_s.pdf

The amendment adjusts the established temperature and time requirements for the production of dog chews based on pork by-products, due to the international risk of infection from African Swine Fever (ASF), which affects a number of countries: 1. Point 2(e)(ii) of Resolution No. 1.233 of 2013 is replaced by the following: "ii. That, in their preparation have been subjected to a minimum temperature of 90 ºC for at least 60 minutes; or to a minimum temperature of 121 ºC for at least 10 minutes, at an absolute pressure of 3 bar; or to some other treatment demonstrated to effectively destroy the etiologic agents of ASF and CSF, which must be evaluated by the Service." 2. The last section of point 2(c)(v) of Resolution No. 1.233 of 2013 is replaced by the following: "These results must be indicated in the official health certificate." 3. Point 2(e)(iii) of Resolution No. 1.233 of 2013 is replaced by the following: "iii. That each batch produced has been subjected to microbiological analysis, which must comply with the levels stated in point 2(c)(v) at least."

Further to the request by the State Phytosanitary Service (SFE) of Costa Rica to export fresh chayote fruit (Sechium edule) to Chile, SAG conducted a risk analysis, which led to the establishment of phytosanitary requirements and identified Diaphania hyalinata and Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi as pests posing a phytosanitary risk. In particular, these requirements stipulate that: - Prior to the beginning of the first export season of fresh chayote fruit to Chile, SAG requires activities to be carried out in situ so that it can become acquainted with and check production processes (at both production and packing facilities) and the SFE's official certification process. - Consignments must be accompanied by an official phytosanitary certificate (original copy) issued by the phytosanitary authority of the country of origin, containing the following additional declaration: "The consignment has been inspected and is free from Diaphania hyalinata and Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi." Details of the established requirements can be found in the draft Resolution attached to the notification.

1. Dried fruit shall be understood to mean fruit from which most of the moisture has been extracted through natural drying processes (e.g. products dried in the sun). 2. The notified Resolution establishes phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Chile of dried fruit (raisins) of Vitis vinifera, without stalks or pedicels, of any origin. 3. Shipments must include an official phytosanitary certificate issued by the phytosanitary authority of the country of origin, declaring that: - The shipment is free from Corcyra cephalonica. - The shipment has been treated against Trogoderma granarium (for countries in which the pest is present) using a methyl bromide fumigant. The methyl bromide treatment against Trogoderma granarium recommended by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is T302-c-3 for grains and seeds for propagation. For countries in which Trogoderma granarium is present, the dose, temperature and exposure time must be indicated. 4. The fruit must be free of leaves, soil and plant remains. 5. The shipment must be sent in new, unused packaging that is labelled or marked in accordance with current regulations. 6. The shipment must be stored, transported, duly protected and bear an official seal in order to retain its phytosanitary certification. 7. Each shipment shall be inspected by the Service, at the point of entry, in order to ensure that the physical and documentation import requirements have been met. 8. Wood used for packaging, pallets and dunnage must comply with the "Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in international trade" (International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 15). 9. The detection of a live quarantine pest that is not covered by this Resolution shall constitute grounds for the refusal or re-export of the shipment, unless the application of a measure is technically and operationally feasible. Should any other situations of non-compliance with this Resolution be detected at the point of entry into Chile, the national plant protection organization of the country of origin shall be informed with a view to rectifying the situation. Repeated detection of irregularities shall constitute grounds for the refusal and suspension of imports of dried fruit of Vitis vinifera, without stalks or pedicels, from the country of origin and re-assessment of the phytosanitary requirements. 10. Vitis spp. shall be removed from Resolution No. 3691 of 2002.

Chile hereby advises that the requirements established in the draft Resolution notified in document G/SPS/N/CHL/610 entered into force upon publication in the Official Journal on 28 January 2020. https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_0662_00_s.pdf

The notified text amends the operative part of National Directorate Exempt Resolution No. 833 of 2002 as follows: - The term "rinderpest" is removed from paragraph 1.1.1. - The following sentence is inserted in paragraph 2.2.4, after the full stop: "The legs and hooves, which must be clean, are to be included in the post-mortem inspection so that the coronary rim and interdigital space may be examined; as to the head, the nostrils and mouths of the cattle to be used for products to be shipped to Chile must also be examined." - The following sentence is inserted in paragraph 2.4.4, after the full stop: "The head, including the soft parts thereof, such as the muscles, larynx, pharynx, tongue and associated lymph nodes, may not be imported." - Paragraph 3.4.4 is replaced by the following: "Only boneless cuts of meat may be imported. All forms and cuts of minced meat, trimmings, hamburgers and ground meat, as well as the head and the soft parts thereof, such as the muscles, larynx, pharynx, tongue and associated lymph nodes, may not be imported."