G/SPS/N/PER/725  
31 October  2017 
(17-5907) 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 numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : HS code : 0602.90.90.00 In vitro  blueberry plants  
4. Regions or countries  likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Mexico  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el 
establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación de 
plantas in vitro  de arándano ( Vaccinium  spp.) de origen y procedencia México  (Draft 
Directorial Resolution establishing the mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing 
the importation into Peru of in vitro  blueberry ( Vaccinium  spp.) plants originating in and 
coming from Mexico) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/PER/17_4901_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Directorial Resolution sets out the 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of in vitro  blueberry 
(Vaccinium spp.) pl ants originating in and coming from Mexico, 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, [ ] protec t territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal He alth (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM 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 G/SPS/N/PER/725  
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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:  
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/o r (dd/mm/yy) : 30 December 2 017 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Auth ority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria , SENASA (National Agrarian Health Service)  
Email : notificaciones@senasa.gob.pe  
 
Further information:  
Vilma Gutarra García  
Directora(e) de Subdirección de Cuarentena Vegetal, SENASA  
Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú  
Tel.: (+511) 313 3300, Ext. 2001  
Email : vgutarra@senasa.gob.pe  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enqui ry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria, SENASA  
Email : notificaciones@senasa.gob.pe  
 
Further information:  
Vilma Gutarra García  
Directora(e) de Subdirección de Cuarentena Vegetal, SENASA  
Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú  
Tel.: (+511) 313 3300, Ext. 2001  
Email : vgutarra@senasa.gob.pe