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G/SPS/N/PER/417 
9 May 2012 
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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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  HS tariff subheading 0603.19.90.00:  Fresh cut protea flowers 
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:  Resolución Directoral Nº 42-2011-AG-SENASA-DSV 
(Directorial Resolution No. 42-2011-AG-SENASA-DSV) Language(s):  Spanish Number 
of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  The notified Directorial Resolution establishes the mandatory 
phytosanitary requirements governing the impor tation into Peru of fresh cut protea 
(Protea spp.) flowers originating in and coming from the United States of America.  
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 number)  
[X] None 
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:  G/SPS/N/PER/417 
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  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/0/modulos/JER/JER _Interna.aspx?ARE=0&PFL=0&JER=4295  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  7 November 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  7 November 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  7 November 2011 
[ ] 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:  
Gustavo Mostajo Ocola 
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 
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 Ocola 
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