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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/56
2 July 2003
(03-3534)
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):  08.09.10.00.00 Fresh apricots, 08.09.20.00.00 Fresh cherries, 08.09.30.00.00
Fresh peaches and nectarines and 08.09.40.00.00 Fresh plums from Chile.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Chile
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Directorial Resolution
No. 0166-2003-AG-SENASA-DGSV  (1 page, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Establishes the phytosanitary requirements for the importation into
Peru of fresh stone fruit from Chile.
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, guideline or recommendation:
[    ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[    ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] NoneIf 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. 0166-2003-AG-SENASA-DGSV (available in Spanish).
10. Proposed date of adoption:  21 May 2003, published in the Official Journal, El Peruano ,
of that date.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  21 May 2003, published in the Official Journal, El
Peruano , of that date.
12. Final date for comments:  -
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:G/SPS/N/PER/56
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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 Zela s/n, Ministry of Agriculture Building, 10th floor
Lima 11, PeruFax: (+511) 433-8048 / 433-2851
E-mail:  adelarosa@senasa.gob.pe, jbarrenechea@
senasa.gob.pe
Web site: www.sensa.gob.pe