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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/61
19 August 2003
(03-4308)
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):  Cashew nuts from Brazil (tariff item number 08.02.40.00.00)
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Brazil
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Directorial Resolution
No. 256-2003-AG-SENASA-DGSV  (1 page, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Establishes the phytosanitary requirements for importing cashew
nuts from Brazil 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, [  ] None
If 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. 256-2003-AG-SENASA-DGSV  (available in Spanish).
10. Proposed date of adoption:  6 August 2003, published in the Official Journal, El Peruano ,
of that date.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  6 August 2003, 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 address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:G/SPS/N/PER/61
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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:
National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA)
Pasaje Francisco de Zela s/n, 10th floor, Lima
Fax: (+511) 433-8048 / 433-2851E-mail:  adelarosa@senasa.gob.pe, jbarrenechea@
senasa.gob.pe
Web site: www.sensa.gob.pe