Notifications for Chile (618 notifications)

Chile hereby advises that the requirements established in the draft Resolution notified in document G/SPS/N/CHL/578 entered into force upon publication in the Official Journal on 12 February 2019. Text available at: https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_0901_00_s.pdf

With the aim of facilitating compliance with the phytosanitary requirements required by Resolution No. 5.479 of 2006, the Agriculture and Livestock Service has decided to add spray treatment against insects and mites as an alternative to disinfestation treatment through immersion. Article 2 has been replaced by the following: "Prior to shipment, the material must have undergone disinfestation treatment against insects and mites through immersion or spraying, with all parts of the regulated reproduction material, including the roots if relevant, sufficiently covered by the treatment. The phytosanitary certificate must specify, in the section on treatment, the product used, the type of application and the dose."

It has been determined that it is possible to facilitate trade in respect of consignments in transit that are carried using hermetically-sealed forms of transport, and that such consignments shall not be combined, repackaged or separated, as they present a minimal phytosanitary risk and can be moved without the need for additional phytosanitary safeguard measures. In light of the above, the following amendments have been made to Resolution No. 1.551 of 1998: "The following item shall be added to the list contained in Article 1 of the present Resolution: Goods: (q) Fresh fruit and vegetables, or fruit and vegetables in their natural form with a reduced water content, which are hosts of the Mediterranean fruit fly. Additional declaration or treatment to be included on the phytosanitary certificate: Seal number. Conditions for means of transport: Closed and sealed containers that cannot open during transit or embarkation and disembarkation operations. Maximum length of stay: Five days".

Article 333 of the Food Health Regulations currently establishes maximum limits for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) and amnesic shellfish poison (ASP), and specifies that shellfish must not test positive in bioassays for diarrhetic shellfish poison (DSP). The proposed text maintains the existing limits for PSP and ASP, but provides a breakdown of the toxins that form DSP, establishing a maximum limit for each one.

The notified text updates the maximum limits for veterinary drug residues in foods of animal origin, in accordance with the changes made by the Codex Alimentarius between 2015 and 2018.

The resolution includes the following points: 1. The following phytosanitary requirements are established for the importation of fresh jujubes (Ziziphus jujuba), produced in China, for consumption; 2. The consignment must be covered by an official phytosanitary certificate issued by the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) with the following additional declaration: "The consignment has been inspected and is free from: Bactrocera spp., Carposina sasakii, Aonidiella orientalis, Asphidiotus destructor, Parlatoria oleae, Parlatoria Ziziphi and Nipaecoccus nipae"; 3. The consignment must come from GACC-registered production and packing sites located within an area free from Bactrocera spp. (species of economic significance for the jujube). Areas free from Bactrocera spp. must be declared by GACC, in conformity with ISPM 4 and 26, and the status must be approved by SAG; 4. Fresh jujubes from areas not free from Bactrocera spp. must be cold-treated at temperatures below 3°C for 18 continuous days, in accordance with the Operational Procedures for Cold Treatment at Origin or in Transit set out in the relevant annexes to the "Protocol on phytosanitary requirements for the export of fresh jujubes grown in China to Chile"; 5. The consignment must come from production sites that observe Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM); 6. GACC will take necessary control measures in registered areas so as to maintain the phytosanitary status of the orchards and effectively control pests that are quarantine pests for Chile; 7. The consignment must be free of soil and other plant remains; 8. The consignment must be in new, unused packaging that is labelled or marked with information such as the name of the fruit, province of origin, orchard name or code, packing facility name or code and the words "Export to the Republic of Chile". These words must appear on all boxes in the consignment for non-palletised goods, or on one label per pallet if the consignment is palletised. 9. The packaging material, including wood dunnage and spacers, must allow for potential quarantine treatments to be carried out at the point of entry and must comply with the relevant specific phytosanitary regulations for entry into the country. 10. SAG officials at the point of entry will inspect the consignment upon its arrival in Chile, verify its compliance with the relevant phytosanitary requirements, and decide, on the basis of the accompanying documentation, whether its entry should be authorized or whether appropriate measures should be adopted in accordance with existing legislation.

The notified text establishes the phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Chile of unrooted Vitis spp. cuttings for use as propagation material from the United States of America. This Revision concerns the amendment of the requirements to include "Grapevine vein clearing virus" in point 1.1.3 of the document notified on 4 December 2018, in light of new scientific information.

The notified text amends Resolution No. 3.418 of 2002 establishing requirements for the importation into Chile of underground structures for the vegetative propagation of ornamental species, by replacing point 9 with the following: 9. The following species will not require additional declarations on phytosanitary certificates in order to enter the country: Species (scientific name) Agapanthus spp. Gloxinia spp Albuca spp. Haemanthus spp. Alstroemeria spp. Hersea spp Amarcrinum spp. Homeria spp. Amarine spp. Hosta spp. Ammocharis spp. Ixia spp Amorphophallus spp. Ixilirion spp. Babiana spp. Leucocoryne spp. Bapelrusia spp. Liatris spp. Bloomeria spp. Littonia spp. Brodiaea spp. Melasphaerola spp. Bulbine narcissifolia Moraea spp. Bulbinella spp. Muscari spp Caladium spp. Nuphar spp. Camassia spp. Roscoea spp. Chasmante spp. Romulea spp Chlidanthus fragans. Scadoxus funiceus Comassia spp. Schizostylis cocinea Crinum spp. Sparaxis spp Crocosmia aurea. Tecophilaea spp. Cyrtanthus spp. Trillium spp. Dichelostemma spp. Triteleia (=Brodiaea spp) Dierama spp. Tritonia spp. Eucomis spp. Tulbaghia violacea Ferraria spp. Veltheimia bracteada Gloriosa spp. Watsonia spp. (except Watsonia bulbillifera) Zephyranthes robusta

1. The notified text establishes the following phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of pistachios (Pistacia vera) from the United States of America: 2. To enter the country, a shipment must be covered by an official phytosanitary certificate, issued by the phytosanitary authority of the country of origin, with an additional declaration that the shipment has undergone quarantine treatment [identify the treatment in Section III of the phytosanitary certificate] for the control of Amyelois transitella (Lep.: Pyralidae) and Megastigmus pistaceae (Hym.: Torymidae). The following alternatives will be accepted as phytosanitary treatments for the control of Amyelois transitella (Lep.: Pyralidae) and Megastigmus pistaceae (Hym.: Torymidae): Fumigant: methyl bromide (normal atmospheric pressure) or fumigant: phosphine (normal atmospheric pressure). 3. Once the treatment is completed, the shipment must remain protected at all times until its arrival in Chile in order to maintain its phytosanitary status. 4. Shipments must be free of leaves and other plant remains. 5. Packaging must be new (repackaging is not permitted), closed, resistant to handling, and labelled or marked in accordance with the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) regulations currently in force. 6. The wood used for packaging, pallets and packing materials must comply with quarantine regulations when entering the country. 7. The packaging materials used must allow for potential quarantine treatments to be carried out at points of entry. 8. SAG officials at the authorized port of entry will inspect shipments upon their arrival in Chile, verify their compliance with the relevant phytosanitary requirements, and decide, on the basis of the accompanying documentation, whether their entry should be authorized or whether appropriate measures should be adopted in accordance with existing legislation.

Chile hereby advises that Resolution No. 3.347 of 2006 establishing phytosanitary requirements governing the entry into Chile of dried plant products of certain places of origin has been amended by the removal from point 1 of branches of Sorghum vulgare from Argentina. This amendment was made following the update to and publication of phytosanitary requirements for the importation of dried branches of Sorghum vulgare of any origin in Resolution No. 1.800 of 2018, which created a regulatory duplication for such products from Argentina. Consequently, it was necessary to rescind the regulations governing this species and its place of origin in Resolution 3.347 of 2006. Text available at: https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_0061_00_s.pdf

With respect to notification G/SPS/N/CHL/584, the Republic of Chile hereby advises that the following amendments have been made to the draft Resolution: - The period of isolation in the country of origin has been reduced from 30 to 21 days (point 1.3a); - Point 1.3d, which states that: "The tools and materials accompanying the equine animals were disinfected and disinsectized with products proven to be effective and approved by the competent authority in the exporting country", has been added. Text available at: https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_6534_00_s.pdf

With respect to notification G/SPS/N/CHL/583, the Republic of Chile hereby advises that the following amendments have been made to the draft Resolution: - The following text has been added to point 2.6 with regard to piroplasmosis: "Or: If they test positive, they must undergo treatment against ticks within the seven days prior to shipment in the country of origin. Furthermore, at the site of the event in Chile, all necessary measures shall be taken to ensure that equine animals having tested positive for piroplasmosis do not enter into contact with equine animals that have tested negative. They shall be kept in isolation, be monitored regularly by the Agriculture and Livestock Service, and be examined frequently for the presence of ticks. The animals in question shall also undergo external antiparasitic treatment at the site of the event". - Point 7, which states that: "The tools and materials accompanying the equine animals were disinfected and disinsectized with products proven to be effective and approved by the competent authority in the exporting country", has been added. Text available at: https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_6535_00_s.pdf

Chile hereby advises that the draft resolution notified in document G/SPS/N/CHL/550 entered into force upon its publication in the Official Journal on 30 October 2018. https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_6520_00_s.pdf

The notified draft resolution establishes the following phytosanitary requirements for the importation of in-shell and shelled almonds (Prunus dulcis) from Australia: 1. To enter the country, shipments must be covered by an official phytosanitary certificate issued by the phytosanitary authority of the country of origin, without additional declarations; 2. Shipments must be free of soil and other plant remains; 3. Packaging must be new (repackaging is not permitted), closed, resistant to handling, and labelled or marked in accordance with the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) regulations in force; 4. The wood used for packaging, pallets and packing materials must comply with the quarantine regulations for importation; 5. The packaging materials used must allow for potential quarantine treatments to be carried out at points of entry; 6. SAG officials at the authorized port of entry will inspect shipments upon their arrival in Chile, verify their compliance with the relevant phytosanitary requirements, and decide, on the basis of the accompanying documentation, whether their entry should be authorized or whether appropriate measures should be adopted in accordance with existing legislation.

The notified draft establishes phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Chile of in-shell and shelled walnuts (Juglans regia) from Argentina: 1. To enter the country, a shipment must be covered by an official phytosanitary certificate, issued by the phytosanitary authority of the country of origin, with an additional declaration that the shipment has undergone quarantine treatment [identify the treatment in Section III of the phytosanitary certificate] for the control of Amyelois transitella (Lep.: Pyralidae); 2. The following alternatives will be accepted as quarantine treatments for the control of Amyelois transitella (Lep.: Pyralidae): fumigant: methyl bromide (normal atmospheric pressure) (USDA/APHIS/PPQ. Treatment manual. T302-e-1-MB) fumigant: phosphine (normal atmospheric pressure) (FAO, Manual of fumigation for insect control) 3. In the case of fumigation with methyl bromide, the treatment must be carried out in facilities jointly approved by the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) and the National Agriculture and Food Quality and Health Service (SENASA), prior to commencement of the export programme, in accordance with the procedure established in the "Bilateral Protocol on the Authorization, Supervision and Auditing of Quarantine Treatment Application Centres"; 4. Once the treatment is completed, the shipment must remain protected at all times until its arrival in Chile in order to maintain its phytosanitary status; 5. Shipments must be free of soil and other plant remains; 6. Packaging must be new (repackaging is not permitted), closed, resistant to handling, and labelled or marked in accordance with the SAG regulations in force; 7. The wood used for packaging, pallets and packing materials must comply with the quarantine regulations for importation; 8. The packaging materials used must allow for potential quarantine treatments to be carried out at points of entry; 9. SAG officials at the authorized port of entry will inspect shipments upon their arrival in Chile, verify their compliance with the relevant phytosanitary requirements, and decide, on the basis of the accompanying documentation, whether their entry should be authorized or whether appropriate measures should be adopted in accordance with existing legislation.

1. The notified resolution amends Resolution No. 8.391 of 2014 by replacing the text of clause 3 with the following: "3. The recognition of the Sklarczyk Seed Farm production centre shall be valid for a period of two years, which may extended if the following conditions are met: a. it is attested that no pests classified as quarantine pests have been detected during SAG phytosanitary inspections at the point of entry; b. no changes of status with respect to phytosanitary conditions, the facilities and the production system of the centre have been reported by USDA APHIS or have resulted from a SAG audit of the centre." 2. The period of validity of the recognition of the Sklarczyk Seed Farm (SSF) production centre for shipment of potato (Solanum tuberosum) minitubers from the United States of America to Chile shall be extended for two years from 13 November 2018.

The notified draft amends Resolution No. 633 of 2003, which establishes requirements for the importation of plant material as in vitro tissue cultures, as follows: 1.1. The following species and certifiable plant pathogen shall be added, in the appropriate alphabetical order, to point 4.3, under the subheading "A. With additional declaration" of the heading "Ornamentals": Species Certifiable plant pathogens Phoenix dactylifera Palm lethal yellowing phytoplasma 1.2. The species Gazania splendens and Kalmia latifolia shall be added, in the appropriate alphabetical order, to point 4.3, under the subheading "B. Without additional declaration" of the heading "Ornamentals".

Phytosanitary requirements are established for the importation of unrooted Vitis spp. cuttings from the United States for use as propagation material. A summary of the provisions contained in the notified document follows: 1.1. The consignment must be covered by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the official phytosanitary authority of the United States of America (USDA/APHIS) and including the additional declarations indicated. 2. Each shipment will be inspected at the point of entry. Upon detection of quarantine pests, the application of phytosanitary measures will be assessed. 3. The material in its entirety must undergo post-entry quarantine. 4. If the material comes from a facility officially recognized by the Agriculture and Livestock Service, in accordance with the provisions of Resolution No. 2.878 of 2004, it must satisfy all the phytosanitary requirements and measures established in the Resolution. 5. Interspecific hybrids of Vitis spp. are subject to the additional declaration requirements established in the notified resolution. 6. The importer must declare the genetic status of materials genetically modified by modern technology and comply with Agriculture and Livestock Service regulations. 7. Resolution No. 5.479 of 2006 is amended as follows: 7.1 The words "and for unrooted Vitis vinifera cuttings" are deleted from the first paragraph of the operative part. 7.2 The subheading "Vine (Vitis vinifera), unrooted cuttings" and all its subsections are deleted from point 1.2 of the operative part. 7.3 The words "and those of Vitis vinifera must be free of roots and leaves" are deleted from the second bullet point of article 3 of the operative part. 8. Resolution No. 5.073 of 2012 is amended as follows: 8.1 The words "and for unrooted Vitis candicans, Vitis champini, Vitis cinerea, Vitis riparia, Vitis rufotomentosa, Vitis rupestris and Vitis (=Muscadinia) rotundifolia cuttings" are deleted from the first paragraph of the operative part. 8.2 The subheading "Vitis candicans, Vitis champini, Vitis cinerea, Vitis riparia, Vitis (=Muscadinia) rotundifolia, Vitis rufotomentosa, Vitis rupestris, unrooted cuttings" and all its subsections are deleted from point 1.2 of clause 1. 8.3 The words "and must, in the case of Vitis candicans, Vitis champini, Vitis cinerea, Vitis riparia, Vitis rufotomentosa, Vitis rupestris and Vitis (=Muscadinia) rotundifolia, be free of roots and leaves" are deleted from the third bullet point of clause 3. 8.4 The words "Vitis or" are deleted from clause 8. 9. Resolution No. 1.423 of 2010 is amended by deleting the reference to the species Vitis vinifera from point 1.1 of clause 1.

The draft resolution sets forth the following specific sanitary requirements for horses entering Chile under the temporary admission regime, for up to 30 days, to take part in competitions or exhibitions. A non-exhaustive summary of the provisions of the draft is provided below. 1. The resolution contains three points with sanitary requirements regarding the horses and their country of origin or countries through which they transited in the preceding 90 days and makes reference to the following diseases: African horse sickness, equine infectious anaemia, equine encephalomyelitis (Eastern, Western and Venezuelan), piroplasmosis, equine influenza, glanders, rhinopneumonitis, Japanese encephalitis, strangles (Streptococcus equi), Borna disease; glanders and rabies; 2. There are six points on sanitary requirements applicable at the time of shipment and diagnostic tests and/or vaccinations required within 30 days before shipment; 3. The diagnostic tests indicated must be performed in official or officially recognized laboratories; 4. The animals may not have been vaccinated with live virus vaccines, except in the case of Herpes virus types I and IV, if applicable: 5. A thorough clinical inspection at the time of shipment; 6. Internal and external antiparasitic treatment seven days before shipment, as set forth; 7. Requirements regarding pre-shipment transfer, under official supervision, and biosafety and animal welfare requirements; 8. Requirements regarding the content of the official health certificate; 9. Microchip identification satisfying the ISO 11784 and ISO 11785 international standards; 10. Minimum three-day quarantine upon entry into Chile, and diagnostic tests deemed necessary may be performed; 11. The stay in Chile will be officially monitored and at a location previously authorized by the SAG; 12. Provisions on the place and period of isolation; 13. Prohibition on breeding and/or semen collection; 14. Three points refer to the obligations of the organizers of the competition or exhibition; 15. The admission of the horses may also be subject to other rules in effect in Chile on the prevention and control of animal diseases; 16. Repeal of SAG Resolution No. 8.577 of 2013.

The draft satisfies the requirements for specific sanitary standards for importation into Chile. A non-exhaustive summary of the provisions of the draft is provided below. The following points are mentioned: 1-1 The country or area of origin must have been declared officially free of African horse sickness by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and this status must have been favourably assessed by Chile. 1-2 The farm of origin must have had in place a sanitary control programme, including monitoring of the females with which the colts have had contact, and a vector-control programme. For 90 days prior to shipment, there must have been no signs of the following diseases at the farm of origin or on the premises: equine infectious anaemia, equine encephalomyelitis (Eastern, Western and Venezuelan), rabies, piroplasmosis, surra or "mal de caderas" (Trypanosoma evansi), equine influenza, contagious equine metritis, salmonellosis (Salmonella abortus-equi), equine viral arteritis, equine rhinopneumonitis (Herpes virus types I and IV); Japanese encephalitis and Borna disease. 1-3 A minimum 30-day pre-shipment isolation period, under official supervision, in a place determined by the competent health authority of the country of origin, where the animals are separated from the population of origin. During this isolation period, they must not show signs of transmissible diseases and must undergo the following diagnostic tests, with negative results, and receive the treatments and vaccinations indicated below. In addition, the horses may receive no treatment or vaccination during this period other than those indicated in the notified resolution. Treatment and vaccination instructions are provided for the following conditions: equine infectious anaemia, equine encephalomyelitis (Eastern, Western and Venezuelan), vesicular stomatitis, equine rhinopneumonitis (Herpes virus types I and IV), leptospirosis, equine influenza, contagious equine metritis (Taylorella equigenitalis), glanders (Burkholderia mallei), parasites, piroplasmosis (Babesia caballi and Theileria equi), and salmonellosis (Salmonella abortus-equi). 1-4 A thorough clinical inspection at the time of shipment, under official supervision. 1-5 Requirements regarding the content of the official health certificate. Microchip identification satisfying the ISO 11784 and ISO 11785 international standards. 1-6 The stay in Chile will be officially monitored at a SAG-authorized location or on-farm quarantine facility when space is unavailable in the SAG Livestock Quarantine Station, for at least ten days for non-breeding horses (castrated animals, males younger than two years and females younger than 18 months) and for at least 15 days for horses to be used for breeding. The quarantine period will end when the proper information has been entered on the animal health certificate, the results of all laboratory tests requested during the quarantine have been received and the animals show no signs of infectious or parasitic diseases. Repeal of SAG Resolution No. 3176 of 2015.