G/SPS/N/PER/991  
28 July 2022 
(22-5702) 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) : Chia (Salvia hispanica  L.) seeds (HS code : 120799)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Plurinational State of Bolivia  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para la actualización 
de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación de granos de chía 
(Salvia hispanica) de origen y procedencia Bolivia  (Draft Directorial Resolution updating 
the mandatory phytosanitary requirements for the importation of chia ( Salvia hispanica ) 
seeds originating i n and coming from Bolivia) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 
3 
https://www.gob.pe/institucion/senasa/campa%C3%B1as/4831 -consulta -publica -
importaciones  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/PER/22_4993_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Directorial Resolution updates , and sets out 
new, phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Peru of chia ( Salvia hispanica  L.) 
seeds originating in and coming from Bolivia, 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. ISPM No.) : ISPM Nos. 1, 2, 
11, 20 and 21  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/PER/991  
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  [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 publi cation, 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) : 26 September 2 022 
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:  
Mr Julio Vivas Bancallan  
Director 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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