. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PER/75 
24 March 2004  
 (04-1321) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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):  Cuttings of sugarcane ( Saccharum officinarum L.) from Cuba, Brazil and the 
United States of America (tariff item number 0602.10.00.90) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Cuba, 
Brazil and the United States of America  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Directorial Resolution  
No. 52-2004-AG-SENASA-DGSV  (1 page, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  Establishes the specific phyto sanitary requirements for the 
importation of cuttings of sugarcane ( Saccharum officinarum L.) from Cuba, Brazil and the 
United States of America.  
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[    ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Directorial 
Resolution  No. 52-2004-AG-SENASA-DG SV (available in Spanish).  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  2 March 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  10 March 2004, published in the Official Journal "El 
Peruano" of that date.  
12. Final date for comments:   
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification 
authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   G/SPS/N/PER/75 
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13. Texts available from: [    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria - SENASA 
Pasaje Francisco de Zela s/n, Piso 10, Lima Fax: (+511) 433-8048 / 433-2851 
E-mail:  adelarosa@senasa.gob.pe
  and  jbarrenechea@senasa.gob.pe  
Web site:  www.senasa.gob.pe  
   