G/SPS/N/PER/474  
 
19 February 2013  
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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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS tariff subheading 0602.90.90.00: In vitro  manioc 
(cassava) plants. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Colombia  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución Directoral Nº 0007-2013-AG-SENASA-DSV 
(Directorial Resolution No. 0007-2013-AG-SENASA-DSV) Language(s): Spanish 
Number of pages: 1 
6. Description of content: The notified Directorial Resolution establishes the mandatory 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of in vitro manioc 
(cassava) plants originating in and coming from Colombia and intended to be stored for safety duplication purposes in the International Potato Centre. 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible,  how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/PER/474 
 
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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/RepositorioAPS /0/0/JER/REQUIFITO2013/RD 0007-2013-
AG-SENASA-DSV.pdf " 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 7 February 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 7 February 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 7 February 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. 
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.: (+51) 1 313-3300, Ext. 2001; 
 (+51) 1 340-1486, Ext. 2001 E-mail: gmostajo@senasa.gob.pe