G/SPS/N/PER/696
29 March 2017
(17-1698)
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 codes: 1005.90.11.00 Yellow maize; 1005.90.12.00 White maize;
1005.90.19.00 Other flint maize; 1005.90.20.00 Popcorn (Zea mays convar. microsperma
and Zea mays var eventa); 1005.90.30.00 Giant maize (Zea mays amilacea cv. gigantea);
1005.90.40.00 Purple sprouting maize (Zea mays amilacea cv. morado); and
1005.90.90.00 Other.
4.
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[ ] All trading partners, or
[X] Specific regions or countries: Plurinational State of Bolivia
5.
Title of the notified document: Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el
establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación de
grano de maíz de origen y procedencia Bolivia (Draft Directorial Resolution establishing the
mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of maize (corn)
originating in and coming from Bolivia) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 2
Text available at:
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/PER/17_1523_00_s.pdf
6.
Description of content: The notified draft Directorial Resolution sets out the
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of maize (corn) (Zea
mays) originating in and coming from Bolivia, 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:
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Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex
standard or related text):
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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.) International
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2 and 20
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None
G/SPS/N/PER/696
-2Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?
[X] Yes [ ] No
If no, describe, whenever possible,
international standard:
how
and
why
it deviates
from the
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.
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12.
Trade facilitating measure
Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 28 May 2017
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:
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria, SENASA (National Agrarian Health Service)
Email: [email protected]
Further information:
Vilma Gutarra García
Directora(e) de Subdirección de Cuarentena Vegetal, SENASA
Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú
Tel.: (+511) 313-3300, Ext. 2031
Email: [email protected]
13.
Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria, SENASA
Email: [email protected]
Further information:
Vilma Gutarra García
Directora(e) de Subdirección de Cuarentena Vegetal, SENASA
Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú
Tel.: (+511) 313-3300, Ext. 2031
Email: [email protected]