Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification - Chile - Potato (Solanum tuberosum) minitubers

NOTIFICATION

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Notifying Member: CHILE

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero, SAG (Agriculture and Livestock Service)

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Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Potato (Solanum tuberosum) minitubers

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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

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Title of the notified document: Prorroga vigencia Resolución No 1.159 de 2023 que reconoce centro de producción Sklarczyk Seed Farm LLC. para el envío de minitubérculos de papa (Solanum tuberosum) desde el Estado de Michigan de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica a Chile (Extension of the validity of Resolution No. 1.159 of 2023, which recognizes the Sklarczyk Seed Farm LLC production centre for shipment of potato (Solanum tuberosum) minitubers from the state of Michigan, United States of America, to Chile) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 6

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/CHL/25_01510_00_s.pdf

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Description of content: The notified measure extends for two years the validity of Resolution No. 1.159 of 2023, which recognizes the Sklarczyk Seed Farm LLC production centre for shipment of potato (Solanum tuberosum) minitubers from the state of Michigan, United States of America, to Chile. This extension is from 14 March 2025.

Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.

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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.

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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[ ]        Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):

[ ]        World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number):

[X]       International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number): ISPM Nos. 1, 34 and 36

[ ]        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:

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: SAG Resolution No. 1.159 of 2023

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/CHL/25_01510_01_s.pdf

(available in Spanish)

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 14 February 2025

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 14 February 2025

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 14 February 2025

[X]     Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable.

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:

Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl

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Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:

Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl