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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/62
28 August 2003
(03-4484)
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):  Ruminants and live swine and the semen and embryos thereof; chilled and
frozen meat, entrails and offal, hides, skins, wool and other products of these species
capable of transmitting or carrying the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus; non-sterile
organic products, fodder and hay.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
Bolivia and Ecuador
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Departmental
Resolution No. 187-2003-AG-SENASA Establis hing Mandatory Disinfection of All
Material Capable of Transmitting Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus at Quarantine Control
Posts on the Borders of Peru with Bolivia and Ecuador.
6. Description of content:   This Resolution establishes mandatory disinfection of all material
capable of carrying the FMD virus at SENASA quarantine control posts on Peru's borders
with the Republics of Bolivia and Ecuador for a period of 180 days.
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 keep Peru free from
the FMD virus, the incidence of which has been controlled throughout national territorysince October 2000, with areas having been officially declared free from the disease
without vaccination by SENASA, and to safeguard the status achieved by the country after
two (2) years and nine (9) months free of FMD.
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[    ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] Office International des Epizooties,
[    ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [    ] None
If an international standard, guidelin e or recommendation exists, give the
appropriate reference and briefly identify deviations:  Measure based on the OIE
International Animal Health Code for mammals, birds and bees.
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DepartmentalG/SPS/N/PER/62
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Resolution No. 187-2003-AG-SENASA  (1 page, in Spanish).
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Upon publication in the
Official Journal El Peruano  / as from 23 August 2003.
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address(if available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] 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)
Directorate-General of Animal Health
Pasaje Zela s/n, Ministry of Agriculture Building, 10th floor
Lima 11, PeruFax: (511) 431-4478 / 424-4834
E-mail: odominguez@senasa.gob.pe  or wvalderrama@senasa.gob.pe