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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/12
14 July 1999
(99-2913)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
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). Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Host plants and vegetable products from Colombia of Thrips palmi Karny ,
Frankliniella cestrum, Rhipiphorothrips cruentatus, Scirtothrips dorsalis, Scirtothrips
aurantii, Taeniothrips equestris, Thrips nigropilosus
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Adoption of emergency measures
to ensure the phytosanitary protection of plants and vegetable products imported from
Colombia (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  The Departmental Resolution stipulates that the host plants and
vegetable products of the above-mentioned species of thrips  imported from Colombia into
Peru must come from areas free from such pests.
6. 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
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  The Colombian Agricultural In stitute - ICA (the official
phytosanitary protection body of Colombia) has declared the presence of Thrips palmi
karny on its territory and other unidentified species of thrips, but without identifying the
areas affected, the areas unaffected or the quarantine measures taken to control and/or
eradicate the problem.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [   ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  In accordance with the provisions of the
International Plant Protection Convention, Article 1, paragraph (A) and Article 2,paragraph (B)
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Departmental
Resolution No. 077-99-AG (Spanish version)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  24 June 1999G/SPS/N/PER/12
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11. Texts available from/and 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:  Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria
SENASA, Ministerio de Agricultura, pasaje Zela s/n Piso 10 Jesús Maria
Fax:  +(511) 433 2851;  +(511) 433 8048;  E-mail:  ecarbonell@senasa.minag.gob.pe;adelarosa@senasa.minag.gov.pe