G/SPS/N/PER/759  
23 April 2018 
(18-2522) 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 code:  1209.99.10.00, Citrus ( Citrus spp. ) seeds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : United States of America (California)  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución Directoral para la actualización de req uisitos 
fitosanitraios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación de semillas de cítricos ( Citrus 
spp) origen y procedencia EE.UU. (Estado de California)  (Directorial Resolution updating 
the mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the importation i nto Peru of citrus 
(Citrus spp.) seeds originating in and coming from the United States (State of California)) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/PER/18_2174_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Publication of Directoral Resolution updating the  mandatory 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of citrus (Citrus spp.) 
seeds originating in and coming from the United States (State of California).  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant prot ection, [ ] 
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 t his proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/PER/759  
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  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 April 2 018 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 April 2 018 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 13 April 2 018 
[ ] 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 designated 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:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria , SENASA (National Agrarian Health Service)  
Email : notificacionesmsf@senasa.gob.pe  
Further information:  
Moisés Pacheco Enciso  
Director General Cuarentena Vegetal  (Director -General of Plant Quarantine), SENASA  
Av. La Moli na Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Peru  
Tel.: (+511) 313 3300, Ext. 2001  
Email:  mpacheco@senasa.gob.pe