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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 tariff subheading 0602.20.00.00: Cherry tree plants (Prunus avium x Prunus pseudocerasus)

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 plantas de cerezo de origen y procedencia EEUU (Draft Directorial Resolution establishing the mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of cherry tree plants originating in and coming from the United States of America)  

Language(s):  Spanish  Number of pages: 3

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Description of content:  The draft phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of cherry tree plants (Prunus avium x Prunus pseudocerasus) originating in and coming from the United States of America are being submitted for public consultation 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:

[ ]        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 number) International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (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: 

The text is available in Spanish from the SENASA website at http://www.senasa.gob.pe/senasa/consulta-publica/.

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:  [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 9 January 2016

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 Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e?mail address (if available) of other body: 

Enne Carrillo Esquerre

Director(e) de Cuarentena Vegetal, SENASA

Av. La Molina No 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú

Tel.:      (+511) 313-3300, Ext. 2001

E-mail:  ecarrillo@senasa.gob.pe