G/SPS/N/PER/6 78 
 
7 November 2016  
(16-6093) 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 ta riff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  HS tariff subheading  1209.91.90.00:  Pepper seed s 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent rel evant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  The Netherlands  
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolución Directoral N° 0044 -2016-MINAGRI -
SENASA -DSV (Directorial Resolution No. 0044-2016-MINAGRI -SENASA -DSV) 
Language( s): Spanish   Number of pages:   
Text available at:  
http://200.60.104.77/legal/consultaLeyes.html  
6. Description of content:  The notified Directorial Resolution provides for several 
phytosanita ry requirements in respect of the pests Xanthomonas vesicatoria  and 
Pseudomonas syringae  pv. syringae  that may be considered as equivalent for the 
purposes of the  additional declaration on the phytosanitary certificate accompanying 
imports of sexual or ase xual pepper seeds . 
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)  
[ ] World Organi sation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number)  
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2, 11, 20 
and 21  
[ ] None   
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes    [ ] No 
If no, de scribe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/PER/6 78 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 22 October  2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/ yy): 22 October  2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] 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 e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s)  available from:  [X] National No tification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Vilma Aurora Gutarra García  
Directora(e) de Subdirección de Cuarentena Vegetal , SENASA  
Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú  
Tel.: (+511) 313 -3300, Ext. 2001 
E-mail: vgutarra@senasa.gob.pe