G/SPS/N/PER/726  
 
16 November 2017  
(17-6234) 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 numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : HS tariff subheading 0 602.20.00.00 : In vitro  blueberry ( Vaccinium 
corymbosum ) plants  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Chile 
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución Directoral Nº 0024 -2017-MINAGRI -SENAS A-
DSV (Directorial Resolution No. 0024-2017-MINAGRI -SENASA -DSV) Language(s) : 
Spanish Number of pages : 2 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/PER/17_5111_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Directorial Resolution establishes the mandatory 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of in vitro  blueberry plants 
originating in and coming from Chile.  
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 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. ) ISPM Nos. 1, 2, 
11, 20 and 21  
[ ] 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/726  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 6 July 2 017 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 6 July 2 017 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 6 July 2 017 
[ ] 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 design ated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Information available from:  
notificacionesmsf@senasa.gob.pe  
Further information:  
Vilma Gutarra García  
Directora(e) de la Subdirección de Cuarentena Vegetal  (Director of the Sub -Directorate of 
Plant Quarantine) , SENASA  
Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú  
Tel.: (+511) 313 3300, Ext. 2001  
Email : vgutarra@senasa.gob.pe