G/SPS/N/PER/ 690 
 
28 February 2017  
(17-1195) 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:  Servic io Nacional de Sanidad Agraria , SENASA  (National Agrarian 
Health Service)  
3. Products covered (provide ta riff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  HS tariff subheading  0602.90.90.00:  Coffee  (Coffea 
arabica ) plants  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected,  to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Costa Rica  
5. Title of the notified document:  Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el 
establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimi ento en la importación 
de plantas de café (Coffea arabica) de origen y procedencia Costa Rica  (Draft D irectorial 
Resolution laying  down  mandatory  phytosanitary  requirements for the importation into 
Peru of  coffee  (Coffea arabica ) plants originating in and coming from  Costa Rica ) 
Language(s):  Spanish  Number of pages:  3 
Text available at : http://www.senasa.gob.pe/senasa/consulta -publica/  
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Directori al Resolution sets out the 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of coffee  (Coffea 
arabica ) plants originating in and coming from  Costa Rica , 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 standard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex A limentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organi sation 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 Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2 and  20 
[ ] None   
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes    [ ] No G/SPS/N/PER/6 90 
 
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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/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 29 April 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s)  available from:  [X] National N otification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Text available from : 
E-mail: notificacionesmsf@senasa.gob.pe  
 
For further information, please contact : 
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. 2031 
E-mail: vgutarra@senasa.gob.pe