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 0602.20.00.00: Rootpac-20 hybrid plum trees

4.

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

[]    All trading partners

[X] Specific regions or countries:  Chile

5.

Title of the notified document: Proyecto de Resolución Directoral que busca establecer requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimento en la importación de plantas de ciruelo hib. Rootpac 20 (Prunus besseyi x Prunus cerasifera) de origen y procedencia Chile (Draft Directorial Resolution establishing mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of Rootpac-20 hybrid plum trees (Prunus besseyi x Prunus cerasifera) originating in and coming from Chile)  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 Rootpac-20 hybrid plum trees (Prunus besseyi x Prunus cerasifera) originating in and coming from Chile, 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