G/SPS/N/PER/953  
30 November  2021 
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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): Buckwheat ( Fagopyrum esculentum ) seeds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document: Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el 
establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios  de necesario cumplimiento para la importación 
de semillas de alforfón (Fagopyrum esculentum) de origen y procedencia EEUU  (Draft 
Directorial Resolution establishing mandatory phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation of buckwheat ( Fagopyrum esculentu m) seeds originating in and coming from 
the United States) Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/PER/21_7407_ 00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The draft phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Peru of buckwheat ( Fagopyrum esculentum ) seeds originating in and 
coming from the United States 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 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 Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aqua tic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM No.) : 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/953  
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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: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification  
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:  
Text available from:  
Julio Miguel Vivas Bancallan  
Director(e) de Cuarentena Vegetal  (Director of Plant Quarantine), SENASA  
SENASA Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Peru  
Tel.: (+511) 313 3300, Ext. 2031  
Email: jvivas@senasa.gob.pe  
 
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria , SENASA  (National Agrarian Health Service)  
Email: notificacionesmsf@senasa.gob.pe