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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/60
19 August 2003
(03-4307)
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):  Waxed manioc  (cassava) (tariff item numb er 07.14.10.00.00), beetroot, fresh or
chilled (tariff item number 07.09.90.00), carrots, fresh or chilled (tariff item number
07.06.10.00.00), lettuce, fresh or  chilled (tariff item numbers 07.05.11.00.00 and
07.05.19.00.00), broccoli, fresh or chilled (t ariff item number 07.04.10.00.00), cabbage and
cauliflower, fresh or chilled (tariff item number 07.04.09.00.00) and radish es, fresh or chilled
(tariff item number  07.09.90.90.00) from Ecuador.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Ecuador
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Directorial Resolution
No. 255-2003-AG-SENASA-DGSV (1 page, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Establishes the specific phytosanitary requirements for importing a
range of vegetables from Ecuador into Peru.
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,  [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [  ] NoneIf an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There are no deviations from international
standards or guidelines.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Directorial
Resolution No. 255-2003-AG-SENASA-DGSV (available in Spanish).
10. Proposed date of adoption:  5 August 2003, published in the Official Journal, El Peruano ,
of that date.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  5 August 2003, published in the Official Journal,
El Peruano , of that date.G/SPS/N/PER/60
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12. Final date for comments:  -
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification
authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from: [     ] 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)
Pasaje Francisco de Zela s/n, 10th floor, Lima 11
Fax: (+511) 433-8048 / 433-2851
E-mail:  adelarosa@senasa.gob.pe, jbarrenechea@ senasa.gob.pe
Web site: www.sensa.gob.pe