G/SPS/N/PER/610  
 
22 May 2015  
(15-2680)  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 subheading  0602.90.90.00: In vitro  cherry 
(Prunus avium  × Prunus pseudocerasus , Prunus avium  × Prunus mahaleb , Prunus 
cerasus  × Prunus canescens , Prunus cerasus , Prunus avium  and Prunus mahaleb ) 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: Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el 
establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación 
de plantas in vitro de cerezo (Prunus avium × Prunus pseudocerasus, Prunus avium × Prunus mahaleb, Prunus cerasus × Prunus canescens, Prunus cerasus, Prunus avium y 
Prunus mahaleb) de origen y procedencia Chile (Draft Directorial Resolution establishing 
mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of in vitro  
cherry ( Prunus avium  × Prunus pseudocerasus , Prunus avium  × Prunus mahaleb , Prunus 
cerasus  × Prunus canescens , Prunus cerasus , Prunus avium  and Prunus mahaleb ) plants 
originating in and coming from Chile) 
Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages: 3 
6. Description of content: The draft phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Peru of in vitro  cherry ( Prunus avium  × Prunus pseudocerasus , Prunus 
avium  × Prunus mahaleb , Prunus cerasus  × Prunus canescens , Prunus cerasus , Prunus 
avium  and Prunus mahaleb ) plants originating in and coming from Chile 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 Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) G/SPS/N/PER/610 
 
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  International Standards for Phytosanitary Me asures (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:   
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) : 21 July 2015 
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. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Enne Maria Carrillo Esquerre 
Directora (e) 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