I. CHEMICAL MAXIMUM
RESIDUE LEVELS (MRLS)
Please click on the above link for a list of chemical MRLs.
II. CHEMICALS AND ADDITIVE INFORMATION
A. Chemical residue standards:
Chile follows maximum residue levels
established by the Codex Alimentarius Commission on chemicals for
which no national maximum residue level has been established.
B. Monitoring chemical residues:
The Ministry of Health is responsible
for ensuring food safety and randomly
monitors for compliance with MRLs on domestic
or imported fruits.
C. Restrictions on use of waxes:
III. ORGANIC FRUIT REGULATIONS
There is a mandatory
certification requirement for marketing organic product in Chile.
Please work closely with your importer as
these rules continue to evolve.
IV. TARIFFS
Effective January 1, 2004, Chile eliminated its
tariff on apples and pears as stipulated in the U.S.-Chile Free
Trade Agreement.
V. NON-TARIFF BARRIERS
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Name of produce -
apples
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Net content (weight)
in metric tons
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Name and address of
packer
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Country of origin
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Packing date
B. Licenses and quotas:
C. Currency Issues:
D. Pest and plant disease restrictions:
Apples and Pears: A
phytosanitary certificate is required. Fruit must originate
from areas free of apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella) and
plum curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar). Fruit must be
treated with chlorine or sodium-ortho phenylphenate (SOPP) to
mitigate risk of the fireblight (Erwinia amylovora)
bacteria being transmitted. Pears must also be free of pear
psylla (Carcopsylla pyricola). Complete details
regarding requirements and treatment verification guidelines are
available from your state department of agriculture's commodity
inspection staff.
VI. SUBSIDIES
There are no special subsidies or credit programs
for fruit production or exports. However, there are indirect
measures for export promotion which includes tax incentives for
certain products and export promotion activities.
VII. OTHER RESOURCE LINKS:
Governmental:
VIII. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Congress ratified the U.S.-Chile Free Trade
Agreement (FTA) July 31, 2003 and President Bush signed the
legislation into law on September 3, 2003. This FTA entered
into force on January 1, 2004.
