G/SPS/N/PER/6 64 
 
12 Se ptember 2016  
(16-4786) 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  0602.90.90.00:  In vitro  blueberry 
(Vaccinium corymbosum ) plants  
4. Regions or countries like ly 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 neces ario cumplimie nto en la importación 
de plantas  in vitro de arándano (Vaccinium corymbosum) de origen y procedencia Chile 
(Draft Directorial Resolution establishing mandatory phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation into Peru of in vitro  blueber ry (Vaccinium corymbosum ) plants  
originating in and coming from Chile)  
Language(s):  Spanish   Number of pages:  2  
Text available at: http://www.senasa.gob.pe/senasa/consulta -publica/  
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Directorial Resolution sets out the 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of in vitro  blueberry 
(Vaccinium corymbosum ) plants  originating in and coming from Chile, following the 
completion o f 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 in ternational standard?  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 n umber)   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number)  
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2, 11, 20 
and 21  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/PER/6 64 
 
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  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:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
Proposed date of pub lication (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:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 days from the date of notification  
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 Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Vilma Gutarra García  
Directora  (e) de Subdire cción 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