G/SPS/N/PER/599  
 
9 April 2015  
(15-1921)  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 tariff subheading  0703.20.90.00: Fresh garlic  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  [X] Specific regions or countries: China  
5. Title of the notified document: Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el 
establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación de ajos frescos (Allium sativum) de origen y procedencia China (Draft Directorial 
Resolution establishing mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Peru of fresh garlic ( Allium sativum ) originating in and coming from 
China)  Language(s):  Spanish  Number of pages: 2     
6. Description of content: The draft phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Peru of fresh garlic ( Allium sativum ) originating in and coming from 
China are being submitted for public consul tation 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 pe st 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 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 Me asures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2, 11, 20 and 
21 
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/PER/599 
 
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   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:   
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/ . 
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 June 2015 
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. Texts available from: [X] National Notification 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