G/SPS/N/PER/579
11 December 2014
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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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): HS code 0602.10.90.00: blueberry ( Vaccinium  spp.) cuttings 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[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 esquejes de arándano (Vaccinium spp.) de origen y procedencia EE.UU  (Draft Directorial 
Resolution establishing the mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Peru of blueberry ( Vaccinium  spp.) cuttings originating in and coming 
from the United States of America) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 3  
6. Description of content: The draft phytosanitary requirem ents governing the importation 
into Peru of blueberry ( Vaccinium  spp.) cuttings 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 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/579 
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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 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