G/SPS/N/PER/672  
28 September  2016 
(16-5193) 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 specifi ed in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : HS codes 1209.25.00.00 (rye grass ( Lolium multiflorum , Lolium 
perenne ) seeds) and 1209.29.00.00 (rye grass ( Lolium  x hybridum ) seeds).  
4. Regio ns or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners, or  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Uruguay  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el 
establecimiento de requisito s fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación de 
semilla de ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum, Lolium perenne y Lolium x hybridum) de origen y 
procedencia Uruguay (Draft Directorial Resolution establishing the mandatory 
phytosanitary requirements  governing the importation into Peru of  rye grass ( Lolium 
multiflorum , Lolium perenne  and Lolium  x hybridum ) seeds originating in and coming from 
Uruguay) 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 draft phytosanitary requirements governing the importation 
into Peru of rye grass ( Lolium multiflorum , Lolium perenne  and Lolium  x hybridum ) seeds 
originating in and coming from Uruguay are being submitted for public consultation 
following the completion of the relevant pest risk analysis.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] pla nt 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 Phytosanitar y Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2, 11, 20 and 21  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/PER/672  
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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 relevan t 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 into force : [ ] Six months from date of publicati on, 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) : 27 November 2 016 
Agency or authorit y 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 Aurora Gutarra García  
Directora(e) de Cuarentena Vegetal SENASA  
Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú  
Tel.: (+511) 313 -3300, Ext. 2031  
Email : vgutarra@ senasa.gob.pe