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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/11/Add.1
30 August 1999
(99-3566)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  PERU
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  National Agrarian Health Service – SENASA
Ministry of Agriculture
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).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Meat of poultry, swine and bovine animals, as well as all kinds of sausages,
full cream milk and its derivatives, and meal of animal origin from Belgium.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Lifting of the Suspension of
Imports of Meat of Poultry, Swine and Bovine Animals and Other Products and
By-Products from Belgium (1 page)
5. Description of content:  The Regulation provides for the lifting of the temporary
suspension (established under Departmental Resolution 076-99-AG-SENASA) of the
importation of meat of poultry, swine and bovine animals, as well as all kinds of sausages,
full cream milk and its derivatives, and meal of animal origin from Belgium, which show
negative results from tests for polychlorinated biphenyls – PCB.
6. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Communication from the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs (EUR-POC) No. 2-9-B/ 85, issued by the Directorate for Europe, and Commission
Decision No. 1999/449/EC.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Departmental
Resolution No. 109-99-AG-SENASA (available in Spanish only).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  The Regulation was published in the Official Journal "El
Peruano" on 18 August 1999.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  19 August 1999G/SPS/N/PER/11/Add.1
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11. Final date for comments:  Not applicable
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:
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria – SENASA
Ministerio de Agricultura
Pasaje Francisco de Zela s/n 10o Piso
Jesús María - Lima – Peru
Telephone/Fax:  (00511) 4338016-4337802-4314478-4328889-4234927
E-mail: odominguez@senasa.minag.gob.pe
vrisco@senasa.minag.gob.pe
12. 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
Ministerio de Agricultura
Pasaje Francisco de Zela s/n 10o Piso
Jesús María - Lima – Peru
Telephone/Fax:  (00511) 4338016-4337802-4314478-4328889-4234927
E-mail: odominguez@senasa.minag.gob.pe
vrisco@senasa.minag.gob.pe