G/SPS/N/PER/907  
5 November  2020 
(20-7884) 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 : Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria, SENASA  (National Agrarian 
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) : The notified Directorial Resolution approves animal health 
requirements governing the importation of chilled or frozen offal  of bovine animals from 
the Argentine Republic, in order to produce dog and cat chews.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Argentina  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución Directoral N° 0007 -2020-MINAGRI -
SENASA -DSA (Directorial Resolution No. 0007-2020-MINAGRI -SENASA -DSA) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/PER/20_6762_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Directorial Resolution approves the animal health 
requirements governing the importation into Peru of chilled or frozen offal of bovine 
animals (excluding brains, legs, heads, tongues, spinal cords, thyroids and pituitary 
glands) from the Argentine Republic, in order to produce dog and cat chews.  
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 Aliment arius 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) : Chapters 8.8 ; 8.11; 8.15; 8.16; and 
Section 11 of the Terrest rial Animal Health Code.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/PER/907  
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  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) : 10 June 2 020 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 10 June 2 020 
11. Proposed date of entry i nto force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 10 June 2 020 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of othe r 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:  
Eva Luz Martinez Bermudez  
Director -General  
Dirección de Sanidad Animal  (Animal Health Directorate)  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria (SENASA)  
Email: emartinez@senasa.gob.pe