WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/53
16 May 2003
(03-2648)
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):  52.01.00.00 - Cott on, not carded or combed
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. 120-2003-AG-SENASA-DGSV (1 page, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Establishes the phytosanitary requirements for the importation into
Peru of cotton fibre, not carded or combed, from Brazil.
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:   Protection of phytosanitary status.
8. International standard, guid eline 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:   There are no deviations from international
standards or guidelines.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Directorial
Resolution No. 120-2003-AG-SENASA-DGSV (available in Spanish).
10. Proposed date of adoption:  5 May 2003, published in the Official Journal, El Peruano, of
4 May 2003.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   5 May 2003, published in the Official Journal,
El Peruano, of 4 May 2003.
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:
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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
Fax:  (+511) 433-8048 / 433-2851
E-mail:  adelarosa@senasa.gob.pe  and  jbarrenechea@senasa.gob.pe
Web site:  www.senasa.gob.pe