G/SPS/N/PER/753  
29 March  2018 
(18-1958) 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) : Honey bees (except Apis mellifera scutella  and their hybrids and Apis 
mellifera capensis ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Chile 
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución Directoral N° 0012 -2018-MINAGRI -SENASA -
DSA (Directorial Resolution No. 0012-2018-MINAGRI -SENASA -DSA) Language(s) : 
Spanish Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/PER/18_1784_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Establishes mandatory animal health requirements governing the 
importation into Peru of honey bees (except Apis mellifera scutella  and their hybrids and 
Apis mellifera capensis ) from Chile  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal health , [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant interna tional standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number ): Section 9 of the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[ ] None  
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:   G/SPS/N/PER/753  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 16 March 2 018 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 March 2 018 
11. Proposed  date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 16 March 2 018 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): Not applic able. 
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:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria , SENASA (National Agrarian Health Service)  
Email : notificacionesmsf@senasa.gob.pe  
 
Further information:  
M.V. Eva Martínez Bermúdez  
Directora(e) de Subdirección de Cuarentena Animal SENASA  
Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Peru  
Tel.: (+511) 313 3300, Ext. 1931  
Email : emartinez@senasa.gob.pe