. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/484 
5 April 2004 
 (04-1515) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
COMPLIANCE WITH PHYTOSANITARY REGULATIONS 
FOR THE IMPORTATION INTO PERU OF PLANTS,  
PLANT PRODUCTS AND OTHER 
REGULATED ARTICLES 
 
Communication by Peru
 
   The following communication, dated 18 March 20 04, is circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Peru. 
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 1. Peru's National Agrarian Health Service (SE NASA), as the national phytosanitary protection 
organization, has issued the requisite phytosanitary regulations to prevent regulated pests entering the 
country.  In this context, it has adopted the Plant Quarantine Regulations under Supreme 
Decree No. 032-2003-AG (G/SPS/N/PER/63), establishi ng the general procedures for importing into 
Peru plants, plant products and other regulated articles.  They cover, inter alia , the commodities for 
importation which, depending on the Phytosanitary Risk Category, must obtain the Phytosanitary 
Import Permit (PFI), a matter also covered in th e rules of the Andean Community in Resolution 
No. 240. 
2. PFIs are documents issued by SENASA and they  detail the phytosanitary requirements that 
are mandatory in order to import into Peru plants, plant products and other regulated articles.  These 
documents are issued whenever the following conditions are met: 
• The commodity is in Phytosanitary Risk Cate gories (CRF) 2 to 5;  the categories and the 
products covered are detailed in Directorate Resolution No. 299-2003-AG-SENASA-DGSV (G/SPS/N/PER/65). 
• The commodity meets the phytosanitary requirements established by SENASA; 
otherwise, they must be established as a resu lt of a Pest Risk Anal ysis conducted for that 
purpose, as established in International St andards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) 
11 and Resolution 025 of the General S ecretariat of the Andean Community. 
3. Similarly, during the process of importation, the documents must be handled as follows: 
• The persons concerned must obtain them before starting to export to Peru, as the 
phytosanitary certificate for a specific dispatch must strictly comply with the contents of 
the PFI issued. 
• They must be obtained for each consignment,  regardless of the volume, quantity, value, 
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 4. With regard to commodities in CRF 0 and 1,  for those in CRF 0 SENASA does not require 
obligatory activities for importation into Peru and, for those in CRF 1, mandatory inspections are 
made at authorized points of entry without need for a PFI or a phytosanitary certificate issued by the 
national phytosanitary protection orga nization of the exporting country. 
5. In accordance with current legislation, co mmodities that do not have phytosanitary 
requirements shall have them determined by means of  a Pest Risk Analysis, followed by a period of 
public consultation and sub sequent approval in resolutions issued by SENASA's Directorate-General 
of Plant Health, which are always notified to the WTO and available on SENASA's website 
www.senasa.gob.pe
;  any necessary consultations can be  carried out by e-mail ddf@senasa.gob.pe . 
6. In the light of the foregoing, the Government of  Peru wishes to thank parties for any support 
they can provide in complying with SENASA's phytosanitary measures and hopes they will be 
communicated to the relevant national phytosanitary  protection organizations, especially with regard 
to the need for the phytosanitary  certificates issued for products in CRF 2 to 5 to meet SENASA's 
phytosanitary requirements, which are set out in the Phytosanitary Import Permits. 
 
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