G/SPS/N/PER/668  
28 September 2016  
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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 specifi ed in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : HS code 1005.10.00.00 : Maize (corn) seed ( Zea mays L.) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners, or  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Germany  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el 
establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación de 
semillas de maíz  (Zea mays L.) de origen y procedencia Alemania  (Draft Directorial 
Resolution establishing the mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Peru of maize (corn) seed ( Zea mays  L.) originating in and coming from 
Germany ) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
The text is available in Spanish from the SENASA website at:  
http://www.senasa.gob.pe/senasa/consulta -publica/   
6. Description of content : The notified draft Direc torial Resolution sets out the 
phytosanitary requirements governing  the importation into Peru of  maize (corn) seed 
(Zea mays  L.) originating in and coming from Germany, following the completion of the 
relevant pest risk analysis.  
7. Objective and rational e: [ ] 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.) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2, 11, 20 and 21  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/PER/668  
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  [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 publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry int o 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 circulation of the 
notification.  
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:  
Text available from:  
Vilma Gutarra García  
Directora(e) de Subdirección de Cuarentena Vegetal, SE NASA  
Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú  
Tel.: (+511) 313 -3300, Ext. 2001  
Email : vgutarra@senasa.gob.pe