G/SPS/N/PER/653  
8 July 2016  
(16-3665)  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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): HS code: 1207.99.99.00 Sacha inchi ( Plukenetia volubilis ) seeds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[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 grano de sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis) de origen y procedencia Tailandia  (Draft 
Directorial Resolution establishing the mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing 
the importation into Peru of sacha inchi ( Plukenetia volubilis ) seeds originating in and 
coming from Thailand) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: The draft phytosanitary requirem ents governing the importation 
into Peru of sacha inchi ( Plukenetia volubilis ) seeds originating in and coming from 
Thailand 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 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 No.) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 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/653 
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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/se nasa/consulta-publica/  (available in Spanish) 
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) : 6 September 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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: 
Text available from: 
Enne Maria Carrillo Esquerre 
Directora (e) de Cuarentena Vegetal SENASA Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú 
Tel.: (+511) 313-3300, Ext. 2001 
Email: ecarrillo@senasa.gob.pe