G/SPS/N/PER/711  
28 June 2017 
(17-3454) 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 specifi ed in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : HS tariff subheading 1209.29.00.00 : Sunn hemp ( Crotalaria juncea ) 
seed  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant o r practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Thailand  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el 
establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación de 
semillas de crotalaria de origen y procedencia Tailandia  (Draft Directorial Resolution 
establishing the mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into 
Peru of sunn hemp seed originating in and coming from Thailand) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 2 
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/PER/17_2879_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Directori al Resolution sets out the 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of sunn hemp ( Crotalaria 
juncea ) seed originating in and coming from Thailand , following the completion of the 
relevant pest risk analysis.  
7. Objective and rational e: [ ] 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. ) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos 1, 2 and 20  
[ ] None 
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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 forc e: [ ] 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/o r (dd/mm /yy): 27 August 2 017 
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:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria , SENASA (Natio nal Agrarian Health Service)  
Email : notificacionesmsf@senasa.gob.pe  
 
Further information:  
Vilma Gutarra García  
Directora(e) de Subdirección de Cuarentena Vegetal, SENASA  
Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú  
Tel.: +(511) 313 3300, Ext. 2031  
13. Text( s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria, SENASA  
Email : notificacionesmsf@senasa.gob.pe  
 
Further information : 
Vilma Gutarra García  
Directora(e) de Subdirección de Cuarentena Vegetal, SENASA  
Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú  
Tel.: +(511) 313 3300, Ext. 2031