G/SPS/N/PER/877  
9 June 2020 
(20-4089) 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): Raspberry ( Rubus idaeus  L.) roots (0601.10.00.00) and in vitro  
raspberry ( Rubus idaeus  L.) plants (0602.90.90.00)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document: Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el 
establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación 
de raíces y plantas in vitro de frambueso (Rubus idaeus L.) origen y procedencia EE.UU.  
(Draft Directorial Resolution establishing mandat ory phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation of in vitro  raspberry ( Rubus idaeus  L.) roots and plants 
originating in and coming from the US) Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/PER/20_3614_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified draft Directorial Resolution sets out phytosanitary  
requirements governing the importation into Peru of in vitro  raspberry ( Rubus idaeus  L.) 
roots and plants originating in and coming from the US, 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.  G/SPS/N/PER/877  
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  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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. ISPM No.) : ISPM Nos. 1, 2, 
11, 20 and 21  
[ ] None  
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 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 publication  
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:  
Orlando Dolores Salas  
Director(e) de Subdirección de Cuarentena Vegetal (Director of the Sub -Directora te of 
Plant Quarantine), SENASA  
Av. La Molina No. 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Peru  
Tel.: (+511) 313 3300, Ext. 6120  
Email: odolores@senasa.gob.pe