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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/47
25 March 2003
(03-1715)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
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):  Live poultry (commercial birds, backyard poultry, fighting birds, wildfowl
and ornamental cage birds), fertile eggs, e ggs for consumption, poultry meat, and other
poultry products and by-products.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  The
Netherlands.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Suspension of
importation of live poultry, fertile eggs, eggs for consumption, poultry meat, and other
poultry products and by-products from the Netherlands.  Departmental Resolution No. 049-2003-AG-SENASA.
6. Description of content:   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, and other poultry products and by-products
from the Netherlands.
Imports of products of poultry origin from the Netherlands will be permitted,
provided that they meet the animal health  requirements laid down by SENASA, including
processing to ensure destruction of the Avian Influenza Virus.
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 :  To prevent the introduction of the Avian Influenza Virus from
countries affected by this disease.
8. 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 OIE International
Animal Health Code for mammals, birds and bees.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Departmental
Resolution No. 049- 2003-AG-SENASA (available in Spanish).G/SPS/N/PER/47
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10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not indicated.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal, El Peruano ,
as of 15 March 2003.
12. Final date for comments:  Not indicated.
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:  (+ 511) 431 4478/423 0320
E-mail:  odominguez@senasa.gob.pe