G/SPS/N/PER/ 717 
 
21 August 2017  
(17-4443) 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: In vitro  blackberry 
(Rubus subgenus  Rubus (Eubatus ) spp. ) plants  
4. Regions o r countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Chile 
5. Title of the notified document:  Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el 
establecimiento de requisitos fitosan itarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación 
de planta in vitro de zarzamora de origen y procedencia Chile  (Draft Directorial 
Resolution establishing the mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Peru of in vitro blackberry  plants originating in and coming from Chile) 
Language(s):  Spanish  Number of pages:  2 
Text available at : 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/PER/17_37 03_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  blackberry 
(Rubus subgenus  Rubus (Eubatus ) spp.) plants originating in and coming fro m Chile, 
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 Alimentarius 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 inter national standard?   G/SPS/N/PER/ 717 
 
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  [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:   
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) : 20 October  2017 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax n umber and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria, SENASA  
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  
13. Text(s)  available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e -mail address (if avai lable) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria, SENASA  
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, Lim a 12, Lima, Perú  
Tel.: (+511) 313 -3300, Ext. 2031 
E-mail: vgutarra@senasa.gob.pe