G/SPS/N/PER/772  
15 June 2018 
(18-3728) 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  blackberry ( Rubus subgenus Rubus (Eubatus) spp. ) plants  
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 (Arkansas and Oregon)  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Resolución Directo ral para el 
establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación de 
plantas in vitro de zarzamora (Rubus subgenus Rubus (Eubatus) spp.) de origen EE.UU. 
(Arkansas y Oregón) y procedencia EEUU  (Draft Directoral Resolution  establishing the 
mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of in vitro  blackberry 
(Rubus subgenus Rubus (Eubatus) spp. ) plants originating in the United States (Arkansas 
and Oregon) and coming from the United States)  Language(s) : Spanish Number of 
pages : 2 
The text is available in Spanish from the SENASA website at:  
http://www.senasa.gob.pe/senasa/consulta -publica/  
6. Description of content : The draft phytosanitary requirements governing the importation 
into Peru of in vitro  blackberry ( Rubus subgenus Rubus (Eubatus) spp. ) plants originating 
in the United States (Arkansas and Oregon) and coming from the United States are being 
submitted for pub lic 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 dama ge 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. ) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2, 11, 20 and 21  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/PER/772  
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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 : [ ]  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 ad dress (if available) of other body:  
Moisés Pacheco Enciso  
Director General Cuarentena Vegetal  (Director -General of Plant Quarantine), SENASA  
Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Peru  
Tel.: (+511) 313 3300, Ext. 2001  
Email:  mpacheco@senasa.gob.pe  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria , SENASA (National Agrarian Health Service)  
Email : notificacionesmsf@senasa.gob.pe