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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PER/349 
27 September 2010 
 (10-4890) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Avocado buds (HS code:  06.02.10.90.00) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Mexico  
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolución Directoral N° 41-2010-AG-SENASA-DSV.  
Establecen requisitos fitosanitarios específic os de cumplimiento obligatorio en la 
importación de yemas de palto de  origen y procedencia México (Directorial Resolution 
No. 41-2010-AG-SENASA-DSV establishi ng specific mandatory phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation into Peru of avocado buds originating in and coming from 
Mexico)   Language:  Spanish  Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  Phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Peru of 
avocado buds ( Persea americana  Mill) coming from Mexico and originating in the 
Mexican State of Michoacán. 
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius 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)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM No.)  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/PER/349 
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   Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] 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:  The notified 
text can be downloaded from the SENASA website at:  http://www.senasa.gob.pe/0/modulos/JER/JER _Interna.aspx?ARE=0&PFL=0&JER=614
 
(available in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  4 September 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  4 September 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  4 September 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
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 Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Text available from: 
Mr Gustavo Mostajo Ocola Director de Cuarentena Vegetal (Head of Plant Quarantine) - SENASA 
Av. La Molina No. 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Peru 
Tel.:  +(511) 313 3300, Ext. 2001 / +(511) 340 1486, Ext. 2001 E-mail:  gmostajo@senasa.gob.pe