G/SPS/N/PER/659  
 
12 August 2016  
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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 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  1404.90.90.90:  Coconut ( Cocos 
nucifera ) coir substrate  
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:  Resolución Directoral N° 0026 -2016-MINAGRI -
SENASA -DSV, establecen requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cump limiento en la 
importación de fibra de coco para uso como sustrato para todos los países (Directorial 
Resolution No. 0026 -2016-MINAGRI -SENASA -DSV establishing mandatory phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation into Peru of coconut coir substrat e from all 
countries )  
Language(s):  Spanish   Number of pages:  2  
Text available at: http://200.60.104.77/legal/consultaLeyes.html . 
6. Description of content:  The phytosanitary requirements gov erning the importation 
into Peru of coconut ( Cocos nucifera ) coir substrate from all countries – namely 
presentation of a phytosanitary certificate , fumigation treatment , new and unused 
containers , and inspection  at the point of entry into Peru - have been  established 
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 o r Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number)  
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2, 11, 20 
and 21  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/PER/6 59 
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the releva nt international standard?   
[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) : 13 July 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 July 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 13 July 2016  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty da ys from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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 Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Vilma Aurora Gutarra García  
Directora ( e ) de Subdirección de Cuarentena Veg etal, SENASA  
Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú  
Tel.: (+511) 313 -3300, Ext.  2031   
E-mail: vgutarra@senasa.gob.pe