G/SPS/N/PER/589
27 January 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 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  
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 spp.) de origen y procedencia Estados Unidos  (Draft 
Directorial Resolution establishing mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Peru of blueberry ( Vaccinium  spp.) plants originating in and coming 
from the United States of America)  Language(s):  Spanish  Number of pages:  3      
6. Description of content:  The draft phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Peru of blueberry ( Vaccinium  spp.) plants originating in and coming 
from the United States of America are being submitted for public 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 seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text)  
[ ] World Organization 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 Measures (ISPMs) Nos. 1, 2, 11, 20 
and 21  
[ ] 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/589 
 
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  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/0/modulos/JER/ JER_Interna.aspx?ARE=0&PFL=2&JER=940 .  
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) :  Thirty 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 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:    
Gustavo Mostajo Ocola 
Director de Cuarentena Vegetal, SENASA 
Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú 
Tel.:    (+511) 313-3300, Ext. 2001    (+511) 340-1486, Ext. 2001 E-mail:  gmostajo@senasa.gob.pe