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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/41
28 June 2002
(02-3628)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
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):  Animals, products and by-products of poultry origin
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Chile
and the United States
5. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Temporary suspension of the
import of live poultry, fertile eggs, eggs for consumption, poultry meat, other poultry
products and by-products from Chile and the United States.  Departmental Resolution
No. 121-2002-AG-SENASA.
6. Description of content:  A temporary suspension for a period of 180 days of imports of
live poultry (commercial birds, backyard poultry, fighting birds, wildfowl and ornamental
cage birds), fertile eggs, eggs for consumption, poultry meat, other poultry products and
by-products from Chile and the United States.
The import of products of poultry origin and by-products will be permitted provided
that they meet the animal health requirements laid down by the SENASA in order to preventthe entry and dissemination of the Avian Influenza Virus in Peru.
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  To protect the health
situation of poultry in Peru as Avian Influenza is a disease that has not been reported in
Peru.
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[    ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] Office International des Epizooties,
[    ] International Plant Protection Convention, [    ] None
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Measure based on the International Animal
Health Code of the OIE for Mammals, Birds and Bees.
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Departmental
Resolution No. 121-2002-AG-SENASA (Spanish, 1 page)G/SPS/N/PER/41
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11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Upon publication in the
Diario Oficial  (Official Journal), as of 18 June 2002
12. Agency or authority designated to handle  comments: [    ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from: .[     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria (SENASA)
Dirección General de Sanidad AnimalPasaje Zela s/n Edificio Ministerio de Agricultura
Piso 10. Lima 11, Perú
Fax:  +51 1 431 4478 - +51 1 423 0320
E-mail:  odominguez@senasa.gob.pe