G/SPS/GEN/1971   
5 November  2021 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: Spanish  
 
  
RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY BOLIVIA  ON 
PERU VIAN  AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS  
COMMUNICATION FROM PERU  
The following communication, received on 3 November 2021, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of Peru. 
 
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1.  Peru would like to express before WTO Members its specific trade concern  regarding the practice 
adopted by the Govern ment of Bolivia  involving various restrictive measures on Peruvian agricultural 
exports . Such measures have  been recurring over the past  three years  on various grounds  and, in 
practice, prevent the main products originating in Peru, such as potatoes and on ions, from entering 
the Bolivian market . 
2.  In this respect , it is important to note that Peru has consistently sought an amicable and bilateral 
solution to this issue by requesting meetings and information regarding the technical justification 
for the measures applied by Bolivia.1 
3.  On 10 September 2021, Peruvian and Bolivian health, trade and customs authorities met on the 
premises of the Bi national Border Service Centre  (CEBAF)  at Desaguadero2, where the Deputy  
Ministers of Foreign Trade for both countries signed an agreement  in which they made  various 
commitmen ts, such as  address ing any type  of issue relating to  bilateral trade in agricultural products 
from that date, as well as ensuring the issuance of phytosanitary permits and conducting of  
phytosanitary inspections at the border. However , problems surrounding the  entry of Peruvian 
products into Bolivia  persist . 
4.  I would also like to mention that,  as part of the Peruvian Government's continued efforts to find a 
bilateral solution, agreements were adopted by the two countries at the meeting of the Peru-Bolivia 
Binational Cabine t, led by the presidents of both countries, on 30 October, where it was agreed to 
continue taking steps  to ensure and improve trade flows , as well as to streamline SPS pro cedures 
between the two countries.  
5.  More specifically , Peru would like to refer to the commitment , under  the commitments adopted 
in the Peace Plan,  to "promote bilateral trade in agricultural, hydrobiological and livestock products, 
guaranteeing their free flow , in accordance with the sanitary regulations in force in both countries, 
 
1 Communications sent by SENASA to SENASAG:  
1. Carta -0587-2021-MIDAGRI -SENASA -DSV, dated 6 October 2021;  
2. Carta -0455-2021-MIDAGRI -SENASA -DSV, dated 13 August 2021;  
3. Carta -0426-2021-MIDAGRI -SENASA -DSV, dated 27 July 2021;  
4. Carta -0408-2021-MIDAGRI -SENASA -DSV, dated 19 July 2021;  
5. Carta -0368-2021-MIDAGRI -SENASA -DSV, dated 6 July 2021.  
2 The CEBAF at Desaguadero is an enclosed  set of facilities located in the Republic of Peru, which 
includes access routes, enclosures, facilities, equipment, furniture and areas necessary for the provision of the 
integrated control service for the flow of people, luggage, goods and means of trans port, where basic and 
complementary services are provided to facilitate guidance, service  and control in a fast and simplified manner 
for the user at the border entry and exit (Article 1(a) of the "Specific Agreement between the Republic of Peru 
and the Pl urinational State of Bolivia for the Binational Border Service  Centre (CEBAF) at Desaguadero" ). G/SPS/GEN/1971  
 
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  agreeing to hold bimonthly meetings between health and trade authorities t o assess trade 
development between the parties ". 
6.  Peru trusts  that this bilateral communication  will lead to  a satisfactory and permanent solution 
to this problem faced by our entrepreneurs in the border area, as well as by small businesses and 
farmers. We therefore  hope that the bimonthly meetings between the two countries' health and 
trade authorities will enable a free flow of  trade between the two countries, characterized  primarily  
by respect, complementarity, a desire for  integration and the profound links of historic ties and 
solidarity between our peoples and governments, with the aim of establishing a dev elopment and 
joint cooperation agenda.  
7.  Peru would like to reiterate its commitment to the strict defence of its economic and trade 
interests in all forums, as well as its full willingness to engage with its partners to solve any issue  
for their mutual bene fit. 
 
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