G/SPS/N/PER/1008  
12 May 2023 
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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) : Entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema feltiae  and Steinernema 
carpocapsae  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Germany  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el 
establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cum plimiento en la importación 
del nemátodos entomopatógenos Steinernema feltia y Steinernema carpocapsae de 
origen y procedencia Alemania  (Draft directorate resolution establishing mandatory 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of entomopatho genic nematodes 
Steinernema feltiae  and Steinernema carpocapsae  originating in and coming from 
Germany) Language(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 3 
The text can be downloaded from the SENASA website:  
https://www.gob.pe/institucion/senasa/campa%C3%B1as/4831 -consulta -publica -
importaciones  (available in Spanish)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/PER/23_09623_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The draft phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Peru of entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema feltiae  and 
Steinernema carpocapsae  originating in and coming from Germany are being submitted 
for public consultation following the completio n 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 territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant i nternational 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, 
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  [ ] None  
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) : 11 July 2 023 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if availa ble) 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:  
Mr Julio Vivas Bancallan  
Director(e) de Subdirección de Cuarentena Vegetal  (Director of the Sub -Directorate of 
Plant Quarantine)  
SENASA, Av . La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Peru  
Tel.: (+511) 313 3300, Ext. 6120  
Email:  jvivas@senasa.gob.pe  
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