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Notifying Member: PERU

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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

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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): Paulownia (Paulownia elongata and Paulownia tomentosa) seeds (HS code: 1209.99)

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

[ ] All trading partners

[X] Specific regions or countries: United States of America

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Title of the notified document: Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación de semillas de paulownia (Paulownia elongata y Paulownia tomentosa) de origen y procedencia Estados Unidos de América (Draft Directorial Resolution establishing mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of Paulownia (Paulownia elongata and Paulownia tomentosa) seeds originating in and coming from the United States of America) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 2

The notified text can be downloaded from the SENASA website at:

http://www.senasa.gob.pe/senasa/consulta-publica/ (available in Spanish)

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/PER/24_07084_00_s.pdf

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Description of content: The notified draft Directorial Resolution sets out the phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of Paulownia (Paulownia elongata and Paulownia tomentosa) seeds originating in and coming from the United States of America, following the completion of the relevant pest risk analysis.

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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 No.): ISPM Nos. 1, 2, 11, 20 and 21

[ ] 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:

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

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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): 21 December 2024

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

Nely Wilcas Márquez

Directora de Subdirección de Cuarentena Vegetal (Director of the Sub-Directorate of Plant Quarantine), SENASA

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

Tel.: (+511) 313 3300, Ext. 6120

Email: [email protected]

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