G/SPS/N/PER/697  
4 April 2017 
(17-1826) 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 specifi ed in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : HS code : 4407.29.90.00 Sawn wood from the following species:  
Tectona grandis , Allantoma lineata, Amburana acreana, Bowdichia nitida, Cariniana 
micrantha, Cedrelinga cateniformis and Couratari guianensis.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners, or  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Brazil 
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el 
establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación de 
diversas especies de madera aserrada : Tectona grandis, Allantoma lineata, Amburana 
acreana, Bowdichia nitida, Cariniana micr antha, Cedrelinga cateniformis y Couratari 
guianensis de origen y procedencia Brasil  (Draft Directorial Resolution establishing the 
mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of sawn wood 
from the following species : Tectona gr andis , Allantoma lineata, Amburana acreana, 
Bowdichia nitida, Cariniana micrantha, Cedrelinga cateniformis and Couratari guianensis , 
originating in and coming from Brazil ) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/PER/17_1639_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Directorial Resolution sets out the 
phytosanitary requirements governin g the importation into Peru of sawn wood from certain 
species originating in and coming from Brazil, 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 
standa rd or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM No. ) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2, 11, 20 and 21  G/SPS/N/PER/697  
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  [ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and lang uage(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) : 3 June 2 017 
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria , SENASA (National Agrarian Health Service)  
Email : notificacionesmsf@senasa.gob .pe 
Further information:  
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  
Email : vgutarra@senasa.gob.pe  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Not ification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria, SENASA  
Email : notificacionesmsf@senasa.gob.pe  
Further information:  
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  
Email : vgutarra@senasa.gob.pe