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Notifying Member: PERU

If applicable, name of local government involved:

2.

Agency responsible: Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria, SENASA (National Agrarian Health Service)

3.

Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): HS tariff subheading 0601.10.00.00: Calla lily rhizomes

4.

Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[ ]    All trading partners

[X]  Specific regions or countries: The Netherlands

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Title of the notified document: Proyecto de Resolución Directoral que modifica los requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimento en la importación de rizomas de cartucho o calla lily origen y procedencia Holanda (Draft Directorial Resolution amending the mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of calla lily rhizomes originating in and coming from the Netherlands) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 3

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Description of content: On the basis of a pest risk analysis, the notified draft Directorial Resolution updates the phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of calla lily (Zantedeschia spp.) rhizomes originating in and coming from the Netherlands.

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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.

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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[ ]         Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text)

[ ]         World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number)

[X]       International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)

[ ]         None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?

       [X] Yes [ ] No

       If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:

9.

Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: The text is available in Spanish from the SENASA website at:

http://www.senasa.gob.pe/0/modulos/JER/JER_Interna.aspx?ARE=0&PFL=2&JER=940

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): Upon publication in the Official Journal, El Peruano.

[ ]    Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 19 April 2014

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:

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Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:

Gustavo Mostajo Ocola

Director de Cuarentena Vegetal - SENASA

Av. La Molina No 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú

Tel.:  +511 313-3300, Ext. 2001,

+511 340-1486, Ext. 2001

Email: gmostajo@senasa.gob.pe