G/SPS/N/PER/609  
 
22 May 2015  
(15-2679)  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  1005.90: Maize ( Zea mays ) grain 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  [X] Specific regions or countries: Uruguay  
5. Title of the notified document: Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el 
establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación de grano de maíz (Zea mays) de origen y procedencia Uruguay (Draft Directorial 
Resolution establishing mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Peru of maize ( Zea mays ) grain originating in and coming from 
Uruguay)   
Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: The draft phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Peru of maize ( Zea mays ) grain originating in and coming from Uruguay 
are being submitted for public consultation fo llowing 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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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) 
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  G/SPS/N/PER/609 
 
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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:   
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 Carrillo Esquerre 
Director (e) de Cuarentena Vegetal, SENASA Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú Tel.: (+511) 313-3300, Ext. 2001 
 (+511) 340-1486, Ext. 2001 
E-mail: gmostajo@senasa.gob.pe