G/SPS/N/PER/700  
25 April 2017 
(17-2244) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanit ary 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 : 0602.90.90.00 In vitro  blueberry ( Vaccinium spp.) plants  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or prac ticable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Argentina  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el 
establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación de 
plantas  in vitro de arándano de origen y procedencia Argentina  (Draft Directorial 
Resolution establishing the mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Peru of blueberry plants originating in and coming from Argentina) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/PER/17_2017_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Direc torial Resolution sets out the 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of in vitro  blueberry 
(Vaccinium spp.) plants originating in and coming from Argentina , 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 standar d: 
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Conven tion (e.g. I SPM No. ) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2 and 20  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/PER/700  
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviate s 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 en try 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 a nd/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 June 2 017 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria (SEN ASA) 
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 Notification 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 inform ation:  
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