Norway has asked Chile to submit documentation to justify its decision, which it considers as a technical trade obstacle.
Failure to resolve the issue by negotiation could, at worse, end up as an arbitration case for a WTO panel.
According to current regulations, the mother fish is examined for PD infection. If the test is negative, the salmon ova can be exported. Alternatively, the authorities can have a monitoring program declaring a country, zone or segment is PD-free.
In early 2010, the Chilean authorities warned the WTO they no longer are able to examine mother fish.
