G/SPS/N/PER/629  
30 November 2015  
(15-6295)  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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Plants and plant products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners 
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Aprueban nuevo formato de Certificado Fitosanitario  
(Adoption of a new phytosanitary certificate format) Language(s): Spanish Number of 
pages: 1 
6. Description of content: The National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA) of the Republic 
of Peru notifies the Member States of the World Trade Organization that the new model 
phytosanitary certificate, adopted by Directorial Resolution No. 0050-2015-MINAGRI-
SENASA-DSV, will enter into force as from 1 January 2016. Previous model phytosanitary certificates will remain valid until 30 March 2016. After this date, only the new model phytosanitary certificate will be valid.  
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. ) ISPM Nos. 7 and 
12. 
[ ] 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/629 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: The new 
model phytosanitary certificate is published on the SENASA website (click on " Certificado 
Fitosanitario Nuevo " (new phytosanitary certificate)) at: 
http://www.senasa.gob.pe/senasa/model os-de-certificado-fitosanitario/  - Password: 
01234567 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2016 
[X] 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 email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Email: scv@senasa.gob.pe 
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: 
Moisés Pacheco Enciso 
Director de Sanidad Vegetal Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria SENASA 
Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú 
Tel.: (+511) 313-3300, Ext. 2001 Email: scv@senasa.gob.pe  dgsv@senasa.gob.pe