G/SPS/N/PER/639  
 
9 March 2016  
(16-1385)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS tariff subheading  0714.20.10.00: Sweet potato 
(Ipomoea batatas ) plants 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Israel  
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 camote (Ipomoea batatas) de origen y procedencia Israel (Draft 
Directorial Resolution establishing mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas ) plants originating in and 
coming from Israel)  Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages: 3   
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/PER/16_0989_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified draft Directorial Resolution sets out the 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of sweet potato 
(Ipomoea batatas ) plants originating in and coming from Israel, established on the basis 
of a 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 number of Codex 
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?  G/SPS/N/PER/639 
 
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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 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) : 8 May 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) of other body: 
Enne Carrillo Esquerre 
Directora (e) de Subdirección 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