2.

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

3.

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): Avocado (Persea americana)

4.

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

5.

Title of the notified document: Modifica resolución No 5.479 del 13 de noviembre de 2006 que establece regulaciones para la importación de material de reproducción que se indica, procedentes de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica y resolución No 1.423 del 9 de marzo de 2010 que establece requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de plantas y partes de plantas hospederas de Epiphyas postvittana (Amendments to Resolution No. 5.479 of 13 November 2006 establishing regulations for the importation of certain reproduction materials from the United States of America and Resolution No. 1.423 of 9 March 2010 establishing phytosanitary requirements for the importation of plants and plant parts that are host to Epiphyas postvittana) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 3

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/CHL/24_07318_00_s.pdf

6.

Description of content: The notified measure amends the following:

• Resolution No. 5.479 of 2006, replacing the text under the second bullet point concerning the species avocado (Persea Americana) in the additional declaration column of the table in subparagraph 1.2 of the operative part, with the following: "The plant material is free from the following arthropods: Aonidiella orientalis (Hem. Diaspididae), Aleurocanthus woglumi (Hem. Aleyrodidae), Aleurodicus spp. (Hem. Aleyrodidae), Aspidiotus destructor (Hem. Diaspididae), Ceroplastes floridensis (Hem. Coccidae), Epiphyas postvittana (Lep. Tortricidae), Homalodisca coagulata (Hem. Cicadellidae), Marmara gulosa (Lep. Gracillariae), Nipacoccus nipae (Hem. Pseudoccidae), Oligonychus persea (Ac. Tetranychidae), Parabemisia myricae (Hem. Aleyrodidae), Paraleyrodes persea (Hem. Aleyrodidae), Scirtothrips persea (Thy. Thripidae), Selenothrips rubrocintus (Thy. Thripidae), Tetranychus neocaledonicus (Ac. Tetranychidae)";

• Resolution No. 1.423 of 2010, removing the species Persea Americana from the table in subparagraph 1.1 that establishes phytosanitary requirements for the importation of fruit, plants and plant parts that are host to Epiphyas postvittana from the states of California and Hawaii in the United States of America.

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

7.

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.

8.

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 No.): ISPM Nos. 1, 2 and 20

[ ] None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?

[ ] Yes [ ] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:

9.

Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

        SAG Resolution No. 5.479 of 2006

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/CHL/24_07318_01_s.pdf

        SAG Resolution No. 1.423 of 2010

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/CHL/24_07318_02_s.pdf

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): Upon publication in the Official Journal

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): Approximately 50 days from the date of publication of the notification

11.

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): Upon publication in the Official Journal

[ ] Trade facilitating measure

12.

Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Thirty days from the date of circulation

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: [email protected]

13.

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

Email: [email protected]