G/SPS/N/PER/550  
 
23 June 2014  
(14-3634) 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;  ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  HS tariff subheading 0602.90.90.00 : In vitro potato  
plants  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Argentina  
5. Title of the notified document:   Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el 
establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesar io cumplimento en la importación 
de plantas in vitro de papa (Solanum tuberosum) de origen y procedencia Argentina  
(Draft Directorial Resolution establishing mandatory phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation into Peru of in vitro potato ( Solan um tuberosum ) plants 
originating in and coming from  Argentina )    Language (s):  Spanish   Number of 
pages:   3 
6. Description of content:  The draft phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Peru of in vitro potato (Solanum tuberosum ) plants  originating in and 
coming from Argentina  are being submitted for public consultation following 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 standard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentar ius Commission (e.g.   title or serial number of Codex 
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 Measures (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/550  
 
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   If no, describe, whe never 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 t he SENASA website at: 
http://www.senasa.gob.pe/0/modulos/JER/JER_Interna.aspx?ARE=0&PFL=2&JER=940 .  
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:  [  ] 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 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:    
Gustavo Mostajo Oco la 
Director 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