Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para frutos secos de maní (Arachis hypogea) con cascara procedente de todo origen (Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of in-shell ground-nuts (Arachis hypogea) of any origin)

1. The notified text establishes phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of in-shell ground-nuts (Arachis hypogea) of any origin.
1.1 Shipments must be covered by an official phytosanitary certificate issued by the country of origin. This document must declare that:
The shipment has been treated for Trogoderma granarium (Col., Dermestidae), Corcyra cephalonica (Lep., Tortricidae), Caryedon serratus (Col., Bruchidae), Callosobruchus analis (Col., Bruchidae), and Callosobruchus theobromae (Col., Bruchidae). The treatment must be specified in Section III of the phytosanitary certificate, together with the product, dose, exposure time, product temperature and date of treatment, as appropriate.
2. The alternative treatments indicated in this resolution will be considered acceptable fumigation treatments.
3. An alternative additional declaration stating that the pest/s is/are not present in the country of origin will also be accepted.
4. Once fumigated, shipments must be kept protected while in storage and while being dispatched and transported to Chile.
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 Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) regulations currently in force.
7. The packaging materials used must allow for potential quarantine treatments to be carried out at points of entry.
8. The wood used for packaging, pallets and packing materials must comply with quarantine regulations when entering the country.
9. SAG officials at authorized points 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.
10. Any failure to comply with the provisions of this resolution will be duly addressed and will incur penalties in accordance with Law No. 18.755 and Decree Law No. 3.557.