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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/46
24 January 2003
(03-0439)
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):  Plant products and sexual seeds
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Directorial Resolution
No. 342-2002-AG-SENASA-DGSV  (9 pages)
6. Description of content:  Establishes the phytosanitary requirements for the importation into
Peru of plant products and sexual seeds.
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
Health protection of plants
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[    ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] Office International des Epizooties,[    ] 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. 342-2002-AG-SENASA-DGSV (available in Spanish).
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal, El Peruano , of
4 January 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal, El Peruano ,
of 4 January 2003G/SPS/N/PER/46
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12. Final date for comments:
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X] 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
Fax:  (+511) 433-8048 / 433-2851
E-mail:  adelarosa@senasa.gob.pe , jbarrenechea@senasa.gob.pe .
Web site:  www.senasa.gob.pe