. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PER/80 
8 September 2004 
 
 (04-3743) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 birds (commercial birds, backyard  poultry, fighting birds, wildfowl and 
ornamental cage birds), fertile eggs, eggs  for consumption, poultry meat, other poultry 
products and by-products and biological pr oducts and by-products for these species. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Cambodia;   Canada;  People's Republic of  China;  Republic of Korea;  Hong Kong 
(Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China);  Indonesia;  Japan;  
Laos;  Pakistan;  Chinese Taipei;  Thailand;  Viet Nam and the states of California, 
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Penns ylvania, Texas, Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland of 
the United States of America (USA). 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Authorization to issue 
animal health import permits for imports of li ve birds and other products from Belgium and 
establishments in the USA that are unaffected by the avian influenza virus, (1 page, in 
Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  Authorizes the issuance of animal  health import permits for live 
birds (commercial birds, backyard poultry, fi ghting birds, wildfowl and ornamental cage 
birds), fertile eggs, eggs for consumption,  poultry meat, other poultry products and by-
products from Belgium. 
Authorizes the issuance of animal health import  permits for imports of live birds, fertile eggs, 
eggs for consumption, poultry meat, other poultry products and by-p roducts from export-
registered establishments participating in th e National Poultry Improvement Plan, from states 
of the United States of America where no outbr eaks of avian influenza have been reported 
during the two (2) years prior to the date of publication of this Resolution. 
Maintains the import ban on live birds (commercial birds, backyard poultry, fighting birds, 
wildfowl and ornamental cage bi rds), fertile eggs, eggs for consumption, poultry meat, other 
poultry products and by-products fro m the following countries:  Cam bodia;   Canada;  
People's Republic of China;  Republic of Korea;  Hong Kong (Special Administrative 
Region of the People's Republic of China);  Ind onesia;  Japan;  Laos;  Pakistan;  Chinese 
Taipei;  Thailand;  Viet Nam and the states  of California, Connecticut, Rhode Island, 
Pennsylvania, Texas, Delaware, New Jersey a nd Maryland of the United States of America 
(USA). 
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 Permits imports of certain low-ri sk products of poultry origin that meet the animal health 
standards established by SENAS A, including processing to ensure destruction of the avian 
influenza virus. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection,  
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests  
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] Wo rld Organization for Animal Health (OIE),  
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Departmental 
Resolution No. 175-2004-AG-SENASA (one  page, available in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   20 July 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   20 July 2004 
12. Final date for comments:    
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  ] National notification 
authority, [   ] 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 Animal Pasaje Zela s/n Edificio Ministerio de Agricultura Piso 10 
Lima 11 
Peru 
Fax: + 51 1 431 4478 - +51 1 423 0320 
postmaster@senasa.gob.pe
; odominguez@senasa.gob.pe