G/SPS/N/PER/879  
19 June 2020 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures   
 
  
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) : Cotton fibre, not carded or combed (< o = 22.22 mm) ; 
5201.00.30.00 Cotton fibre, not carded or combe d (>22.22 mm = o < 28.57 mm) ; 
5201.00.20.00 Cotton fibre, not carded or combed (>28.57 mm = o < 34.92 mm) ; 
5201.00.10.00 Cotton fibre, not carded or combed (>34.92 mm)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading part ners 
[X] Specific regions or countries : Mexico  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el 
establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación 
de algodón fibra sin peinar ni cardar (Gos sypium spp.) origen y procedencia México  (Draft 
Directorial Resolution establishing mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation of uncarded and uncombed cotton fibre ( Gossypium  spp.) originating in and 
coming from Mexico) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/PER/20_3786_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Directorial Resolution sets out phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation into Peru of uncarded and uncombed cotton fibre 
(Gossypium  spp.) originating in and coming from Mexico, 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. 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/879  
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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 date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 
18 August 2 020 
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