G/SPS/N/PER/1009  
6 June 2023 
(23-3854) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
G/SPS/N/PER/1009  
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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) : Cannabis ( Cannabis sativa ) seeds (HS code : 1211.90)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Serbia 
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el 
establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación 
de semillas de cannabis (Cannabis sativa) de origen y procedencia Serbia (Draft 
Directorial Resolution establishing the mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing 
the importation of cannabis ( Cannabis sativa ) seeds originating in and coming  from 
Serbia) Language(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/PER/23_10002_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation of cannabis ( Cannabis sativa ) seeds originating in and coming from Serbia 
are being submitted for public consultation following the completion of the pest risk 
analysis.  
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 Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Pla nt Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : ISPM Nos. 
1, 2, 11, 20 and 21  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/PER/1009  
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  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) : 5 August 2 023 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if av ailable) 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:  
Text available from:  
Julio Vivas Bancallan  
Director de la Subdirección de Cuarentena Vegetal  (Director of the Sub -Directorate of 
Plant Quarantine)  
Av. La Molina No. 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Peru  
Tel.: (+511) 313 3300, Ext. 6120  
Email:  jvivas@senasa.gob.pe  
 notificacionesmsf@senasa.gob.pe