. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PER/107 
18 July 2005 
 (05-3186) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  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):  Certain seeds and grains (tariff headings 1207.40.90.00, 0909.10.00.00, 
1006.30.00.00, 0713.10.90.10, 0713.10.90.20, 1404.10.10.00, 1008.30.00.00, 1003.00.90.00, 
1207.60.90.00, 0909.30.00.00, 0713.33.91.00, 0713.33.92.00, 0713.33.99.00, 0713.20.90.00, 
1007.00.90.00, 1008.20.00.90, 1207.50.90. 00, 1008.90.10.90, 1207.99.90.00 and 
2309.90.90.00)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Several  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolución Directoral 
Nº 283-2005-AG-SENASA-DGSV-DDF  (Directorial Resolu tion No. 283-2005-AG-SENASA-
DGSV-DDF) (1 page, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  This Resolution lays down phyto sanitary requirements for the 
importation into Peru of the follo wing seeds and grains:  sesamum ( Sesamum indicum ) from 
Brazil;  star anise ( Illicium verum ) from Turkey;  pounded rice ( Oryza sativa ) from Chile; 
peas ( Pisum sativum ) from Ecuador;  annatto ( Bixa orellana ) from Kenya;  canary grass 
(Phalaris canariensis ) from Belgium;  barley ( Hordeum vulgare ) from Belgium;  safflower 
(Carthamus  sp.) from Belgium and the United States of America;  cumin ( Cominum 
cyminum ) from Ecuador;  kidney beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) from Panama;  chickpeas ( Cicer 
arietinum ) from Italy;  sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor ) from Bolivia;  millet ( Panicum miliaceum ) 
from Belgium;  mustard ( Brassica  sp.) from the United States of America and the Czech 
Republic;  quinoa ( Chenopodium quinoa ) from Bolivia;  ramtil or niger ( Guizotia abyssinica ) 
from Belgium;  and mixed grain from Belgium.  
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:        G/SPS/N/PER/107 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  S p a n i s h       
10. Proposed date of adoption:  9 July 2005      
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  10 July 2005      
12. Final date for comments:        
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification 
authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:        
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
 Text available from: 
 Ing. Dora Pariona Ja vier, Especialista  
 Dirección General de Sanidad Vegetal - SENASA 
 Avenida La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú. 
 Tel.: (511) 313-3300, Ext. 2045  Fax: (511) 313-3300, Ext. 180#  E-mail: dpariona@senasa.gob.pe