WORLD TRADE
G/SPS/N/PER/2
23June1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2577)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION OFEMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member toAgreement notifying: PERU
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: National Agrarian Health Service -SENASA
Ministry ofAgriculture
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Ricegrains
4. Title and number ofpages ofthenotified document: Suspension oftheIssue of
Phytosanitary Authorizations fortheImport ofRiceGrains from Countries Affected by
"Khapra Beetle" (2pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Temporary suspension oftheissue ofphytosanitary
authorizations fortheimport ofricegrains from countries affected bythepestknown as
"Khapra Beetle" (Trogoderma Granarium Everta )until such time astheNational
Agrarian Health Service (SENASA) excludes theriskofintroduction ofthesaidpest.
Withdrawal ofthemeasure contingent upon theresults oftheriskanalysis performed for
eachcountry thatsorequests.
6. Objective andrationale: Plant protection. Prevention oftheentry ofpests thatwould
cause serious damage tothecountry 'sagriculture.
7. Nature oftheurgent problem(s): Maintaining thehealth situation ofPeru, freefrom
Kharpa Beetle (Trogoderma Granarium Everta )
8. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Report bycountries affected bythepestTrogoderma Granarium
Everta ,according todatabases onquarantine pests maintained bytheFood and
Agricultural Organization (FAO), theCartagena Agreement Board (JUNAC), theNorth
American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO) andothers.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) inwhich these areavailable: Supreme Decree
No.007-97-AG (published intheOfficial Journal on6May1997) (Spanish)
10. Date ofentry intoforce/period ofapplication (asapplicable): Dayfollowing publication in
theOfficial Journal
11. Texts available from/and agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: National
enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail address (ifavailable) ofother
body:
SENASA -Ministry ofAgriculture ofPeru
Telefax (0051-1) 338026, 337802, 314478, 234927