G/SPS/N/PER/826  
20 June 2019 
(19-4202) Page: 1/2 
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) : In vitro  orchid ( Phalaenopsis  spp., Dendrobium spp., Paphiopedilum  
spp. and Cymbidium spp.) plants  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Thailand  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para la actualización 
de requisitos fitosanit arios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación de plantas in vitro  
de orquídeas ( Phalaenopsis  spp., Dendrobium  spp., Paphiopedilum  spp. y Cymbidium  
spp.) origen y procedencia Tailandia  (Draft Directorial Resolution updating the mandatory 
phytosanitary r equirements for the importation of in vitro  orchid ( Phalaenopsis  spp., 
Dendrobium spp., Paphiopedilum  spp. and Cymbidium  spp.) plants originating in and 
coming from Thailand) . Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
The text can be downloaded from the SENASA website:  
http://www.senasa.gob.pe/senasa/consulta -publica/  
(available in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Directorial Resolution sets out the 
phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Peru of in vitro  orchid ( Phalaenopsis  
spp., Dendrobium spp., Paphiopedilum  spp. and Cymbidium  spp.) plants originating in 
and coming from Thailand, fo llowing 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. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM No. ) ISPM Nos. 1, 2, 
11, 20 and 21  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/PER/826  
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  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 da te for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 19 August 2 019 
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:  
Orlando Dolores Salas  
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 : odolores@senasa.gob.pe