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 tariff subheading 0602.90.90.00: Coffee (Coffea spp.) plants

4.

Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[]    All trading partners

[X] Specific regions or countries:  Nicaragua

5.

Title of the notified document:  Proyecto de Resolución Directoral que busca establecer requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimento en la importación de plantas de café (Coffea spp.) de origen y procedencia Nicaragua (Draft Directorial Resolution establishing mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of coffee (Coffea spp.) plants originating in and coming from Nicaragua)  Language(s):  Spanish  Number of pages:  3   

6.

Description of content:  The notified draft Directorial Resolution sets out the phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of coffee (Coffea spp.) plants originating in and coming from Nicaragua, established on the basis of a 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 Organization 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 (ISPMs) 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/0/modulos/JER/JER_Interna.aspx?ARE=0&PFL=2&JER=940.

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:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy):  Thirty days from the date of circulation of the notification

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: 

Gustavo Mostajo Ocola

Director de la Subdirección 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