G/SPS/N/PER/584  
8 January 2015  
(15-0139)  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 tariff subheading 0602.90.90.00: In vitro  sweet potato ( Ipomoea 
batatas ) plants 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Kenya  
5. Title of the notified document: Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para establecer 
requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación de plantas in vitro de camote de origen y procedencia Kenia  (Draft Directorial Resolution establishing mandatory 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of in vitro  sweet potato 
plants originating in and coming from Kenya) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 
3  
6. Description of content: The notified draft Directorial Resolution sets out the 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of in vitro  sweet potato 
(Ipomoea batatas ) plants originating in and coming from Kenya, established on the basis 
of a pest risk analysis. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [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/584 
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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) : 30 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification. 
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: 
Gustavo Mostajo Ocola 
Director de la Subdirección de Cuarentena Vegetal, SENASA 
Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú 
Tel.: (+511) 313-3300, Ext. 2001 / (+511) 340-1486, Ext. 2001 Email: gmostajo@senasa.gob.pe