G/SPS/N/PER/870  
26 May 2020 
(20-3810) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : PERU 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria , SENASA (National Agrarian 
Health 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) : Sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas ) cuttings  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicabl e: 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Ireland  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el 
establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación 
de esqueje de camote (Ipomoea batatas) de origen y procedencia Irlanda  (Draft 
Directorial Resolution establishing mandatory phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation into Peru of sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas ) cuttings originating in and 
coming from Ireland) Langua ge(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/PER/20_3377_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The draft phytosanitary requirements for the importation into 
Peru of sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas ) cuttings originating in and coming from Ireland 
are being submitted for public consultation following the completion of the relevant pest 
risk analysis.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territor y 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. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM No.) : ISPM Nos. 1, 2, 
11, 20 and 21  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/PER/870  
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  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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): Upon publication in the Official Journal, El Peruano  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 25 July 2 020 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ X] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Orlando Dolores Salas  
Director (e) de Cuarentena Vegetal SENASA  
Av. La Molina No. 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Peru  
Email: odolores@senasa.gob.pe