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In 2010, the Andean Council of Foreign Ministers, meeting in a session extended to include the CAN Commission, approved the guiding principles for giving direction to the Andean integration process and the Andean Strategic Agenda containing 12 focal points of consensus: Andean citizen participation through integration; common external policy; trade integration and economic complementarity, promotion of sustainable production, trade and consumption; physical integration and border development; social development; the environment; tourism; security; culture; cooperation; energy integration and natural resources; and the institutional development of the CAN

Imports and exports subject to restrictions or prohibitions are few and remain largely unchanged since the last review. These restrictions are imposed on health, security and environmental  grounds, and to comply with commitments contained in international agreements to which Peru is a signatory. Peru's standardization and sanitary policies also aim at protecting human, animal and plant health. In general, technical regulations and SPS requirements are based on international standards. The SPS system operates on the principle of the harmonization of policy in the different sectors and Peru considers it key to promote the quality and competitiveness of its exports.

The import of certain goods may be prohibited or require an authorization or registration for reasons of public health or morals, and also to protect the environment, national security or to comply with the commitments undertaken in international agreements signed by Peru.

Used tires is one prohibited imports in 2013 for the reason of public health, safety and environmental protection.Supreme Decree No. 003-2001-SA of 8 February 2001

Peru prohibits or restricts some exports for reasons of public health, morals, to protect the environment, or to comply with commitments in international agreements and treaties it has signed, for example, the Convention on International Trade in Wild species of Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Peru still bans the export of wild species; vicunas and guanacos and hybrids; skins and leather articles made from wild animals protected by the MAG; cedar and mahogany; maca in the natural state; specimens of camu camu berries (Myrciaria dubia); specimens of cats' claw (Uncaria tomentosa and Uncaria guianensis); pijuayo; some organic chemicals; works of art, copies and books over 100 years' old.

MAG continues to set annual quotas for the export of alpacas and llamas in order to foster economic, social and environmental sustainability in the Andean and High Andean regions and among farming communities and agricultural firms involved in this activity.

Peru's legislative texts on the adoption of technical regulations (Table 3.9) also cover the adoption of emergency technical regulations, which may be adopted without having to consult various trading partners, although they must be notified within 24 hours of their publication. Such regulations can only be adopted when there are, or there is a risk of, problems of national security, health or protection of the environment.

Legal framework for sanitary and phytosanitary matters: SENASA Law No. 29196 Law on the Promotion of Organic or Ecological Production 29.01.2010 SENASA S.D./ No. 010-2012-AG Approves the regulations implementing Law No. 29196 - Law on the Promotion of Organic or Ecological Production 24.07.2012

Under the Multi-Annual Strategic Plan for the Production Sector 2012-2016, the main objectives of fisheries policy are to promote the sustainable development of fishing as a contribution to food security and a source of employment and income and to ensure that hydrobiological resources are used in a way that is consistent with environmental protection and the conservation of biodiversity.