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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/34
27 July 2001
(01-3759)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  PERU
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  National Agrarian Health Service - SENASA
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Plantain and banana (Musa spp.) propagating material and fruit.  Regions or
countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Countries which
export such material to Peru.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Abrogation of Supreme Decree
No. 001-2001-AG Establishing Regulations for the Import of Plantain and Banana
Propagating Material and Fruit (2 pages).
5. Description of content:  In view of the fact that Supreme Decree No. 001-2001-AG
(G/SPS/N/PER/22), in spite of controlling the importation of plantain and banana by way of
a pest risk analysis in compliance with regional and international regulations,  is regarded as
a measure restricting the import of bananas from Ecuador and, as such, is under observation
by the Court of Justice of the Andean Commun ity, it has been repealed with the issuance of
Supreme Decree No. 045-2001-AG, in order to avoid Peruvian products being penalized by
the imposition of an additional levy.
6. 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.
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Standards established by the General
Secretariat of the Andean Community.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Published in the
Official Journal "El Peruano" (in Spanish).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  17 July 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  18 July 2001G/SPS/N/PER/34
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11. Final date for comments:
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:  
National Agrarian Health Service – SENASA
Directorate-General of Plant Health
Tel.:  (511) 433-8026
Fax:  (511) 433-7802
E-mail:  ecarbonell@senasa.gob.pe
Fax:  (511) 433-8048/433-2851
E-mail:  adelarosa@senasa.gob.pe
 jbarrenechea@senasa.gob.pe
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
National Agrarian Health Service - SENASA
Directorate-General of Plant Health
Tel.:  (511) 433-8026
Fax:  (511) 433-7802E-mail:  ecarbonell@senasa.gob.pe
Fax:  (511) 433-8048/433-2851
E-mail:  adelarosa@senasa.gob.pe
 jbarrenechea@senasa.gob.pe