G/SPS/N/PER/616
31 July 2015
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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):  HS tariff subheading  0602.20.00.00: Blueberry 
(Vaccinium corymbosum ) plants 
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: Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el 
establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación 
de plantas de arándano (Vaccinium corymbosum) de origen y procedencia Chile  (Draft 
Directorial Resolution establishing mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum ) plants originating in and 
coming from Chile)     
Language(s):  Spanish  Number of pages: 3 
6. Description of content: The draft phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Peru of blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum ) plants originating in and 
coming from Chile are being submitted for pu blic 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 damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) 
International Standards for Phytosanitary Me asures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2, 11, 20 and 
21 
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No  G/SPS/N/PER/616 
 
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   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:   
The text is available in Spanish from the SENASA website at 
http://www.senasa.gob.pe/se nasa/consulta-publica/ . 
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) : 29 September 2015 
Agency or authority designated to handle  comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:     
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Enne María Carrillo Esquerre 
Directora (e) de Cuarentena Vegetal, SENASA Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú 
Tel.: (+511) 313-3300, Ext. 2001 
E-mail: ecarrillo@senasa.gob.pe