G/SPS/N/PER/657  
 
29 July 2016  
(16-4057)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS tariff subheadings  0801.31.00.00: Cashew nuts 
(Anacardium occidentale ), in shell; and 0801.32.00.00: Cashew  nuts ( Anacardium 
occidentale ), shelled  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  [X] Specific regions or countries: Vietnam  
5. Title of the notified document: Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el 
establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación grano con cáscara y sin cáscara de marañón (Anacardium occidentale) de origen y 
procedencia Vietnam (Draft Directorial Resolution establishing mandatory phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation into Peru of cashew  nuts ( Anacardium 
occidentale ), in shell and shelled, originating in and coming from Vietnam)     
Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages: 2   
6. Description of content: The draft phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Peru of cashew  nuts ( Anacardium occidentale ), in shell and shelled, 
originating in and coming from Vietnam are being submitted for public consultation 
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 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 number)  
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2, 11, 20 
and 21  
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/PER/657 
 
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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: The 
text is available in Spanish from the SENASA website at: 
http://www.senasa.gob.pe/se nasa/consulta-publica/ . 
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) : 27 September 2016 
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. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) of other body: 
Enne Carrillo Esquerre Directora (e) de Subdirección de Cuarentena Vegetal, SENASA Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú 
Tel.: (+511) 313-3300, Ext. 2001 
E-mail: ecarrillo@senasa.gob.pe