Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para frutos secos de maní (Arachis hypogea) con y sin cáscara procedentes de todo origen, y deroga Resolución N° 4.143 de 2018 (Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of in-shell and shelled ground-nuts (Arachis hypogea) of any origin, and repeal of Resolution No. 4.143 of 2018)
Description
The notified measure establishes phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of in-shell and shelled ground-nuts of any origin.
Some of the measures established are:
- Shipments must be covered by an official phytosanitary certificate issued by the country of origin, along with the additional declaration indicated in point 1.1 of the document attached to this notification;
- Moreover, some alternative additional declarations are described in point 1.2 of the notified draft. Phytosanitary treatments are established with their respective fumigation schedules;
- The seal must arrive in Chile intact, otherwise it will be cause for rejection, a situation that may be analysed by SAG, at the request of the exporting NPPO. Shipments must be free of plant remains;
- Shipments must be free of soil; this is understood to mean clods greater than or equal to 3 mm in diameter, a requirement that must be verified by the exporting NPPO prior to issuing the phytosanitary certificate;
- The wood used for packaging, pallets and packing materials must comply with the quarantine regulations for importation;
- 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.
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.