 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PER/79 
19 August 2004 
 (04-3476) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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):  Plants, plant products and other regulated articles. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
those importing plants, plant products and other regulated articles from Peru. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Manual of 
Procedures for the Inspection and Certifica tion of Plants, Plant Products and Other 
Regulated Articles for Exportation or Re -exportation  (88 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   Establishes the technical and administrative procedures for the 
exportation of plants, plant products and other regulated articles. 
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, gu ideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE),  [   ] 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:   Draft Manual of 
Procedures for the Inspection and Certifica tion of Plants, Plant Products and Other 
Regulated Articles for Exportation or Re-e xportation  (88 pages,  in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   1 November 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   1 November 2004 
12. Final date for comments:   30 September 2004 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point or addres s, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA) G/SPS/N/PER/79 
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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:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria - SENASA 
Pasaje Francisco de Zela s/n Piso 10 Fax:   (51 1) 433-8048 and 433-2851 E-mail:   adelarosa@senasa.gob.pe and  jbarrenechea@ senasa.gob.pe 
Web site: www.senasa.gob.pe 
 