G/SPS/N/PER/916  
12 March  2021 
(21-2071) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : PERU 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Organismo Nacional de Sanidad Pesquera, SANIPES (National 
Fisheries Health Service)  
3. 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) : Hydrobiological resources and products and feed used in 
aquaculture  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Decreto Supremo que aprueba el 
Reglamento para la Sanidad de los Recursos Hidrobiológicos en el ámb ito de competencia 
del Organismo Nacional de Sanidad Pesquera  (Draft Supreme Decree approving the health 
regulations for hydrobiological resources under the remit of the National Fisheries Health 
Service) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 16 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/PER/21_1881_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft text establishes the health regulations for 
hydrobiological resources and their natural aquatic environments, including feed and 
veterinary products used in aquaculture.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. 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) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
− Section 1 : Notification, diseases listed by the OIE and surveillance for aquatic 
animals  
− Section 2 : Risk analysis  
− Section 4 : Disease prevention and control  
− Section 6 : Antimicrobial use in aquatic animals  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/PER/916  
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  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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [X] Six months from date of publication, 
and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 180 calendar days after publication in the Official Journal, El 
Peruano  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 May 2 021 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if availab le) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Mercedes Govea Requena  
Directora de la Dirección Sanitaria y de Normativida d Pesquera y Acuícola  (Director of the 
Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture Health and Regulation)  
Av. Domingo Orué N°165, Lima 34, Peru  
Tel.: (+511) 2138570 (Ext. 7042)  
Email : mercedes.govea@sanipes.gob.pe  
Normativa.dsnpa@sanipes.gob.pe