WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/GEN/295/Add.31
6 March 2003
(03-1290)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
QUESTIONNAIRE ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Submission by Peru
AddendumG/SPS/GEN/295/Add.31
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Information Trainin g Infrastructure
(Hard and/or Soft)Specific Concerns Other
Rights,
obligations andpracticaloperation of the
SPS AgreementMore in-depth understanding of
the SPS Agreement.
Up-to-date information on
sanitary and phytosanitarymeasures.Seminar-workshop on
implementation of the WTOSPS Agreement.
Internships in the WTO or
other organizations dealingwith sanitary and phytosanitarymeasures ( Codex Alimentarius
Commission, Office
international des épizooties
(OIE), etc.) for officials fromthe capital with responsibilityfor this area.Trainer fully conversant with
the SPS Agreement.
National Interconnected
Information Network onAgrarian Health.
Technical assistance to ensure
a greater and more sound
awareness of the standardsdevelopment work of the"Three Sisters".Proper implementation of
the SPS Agreement.
Updating and dissemination
of sanitary andphytosanitary issues inPeru.G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.31
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Information Trainin g Infrastructure
(Hard and/or Soft)Specific Concerns Other
Food safety
Good agricultural practices
(GAPs) for producers and up-to-
date scientific reports on foodsafety.
Safe product accreditation and
certification system.
Diagnostic methods for
identifying residues of veterinaryproducts in foodstuffs.Assistance with the
development of good practices
in relation to agriculture,animal husbandry and primaryfoods.
Optimize Good Manufacturing
Practices (GMPs), SanitationStandard OperatingProcedures (SSOPs) andHazard Analysis and CriticalControl Points (HACCPs) in
the meat industry.
Courses on food risk
management and preventivemeasures.
Courses, expert assistance and
internships dealing withinternationally harmonizedprocedures for residues ofproducts for veterinary use,veterinary drugs, pesticides and
similar substances.Expert services and
consultancy in Peru on theHACCP system.
Improvements to the laboratory
controlling residues of productsfor veterinary use.Keeping the country abreast
of new food safety
techniques.
Gaining access to
international markets with
safe animal products.
Guaranteeing consumer
health both in Peru and theimporting countries.
Acute need for courses on
HACCP and other qualitysystems, given the spread,in Peru, of foodbornediseases, and the severe
restrictions on food exports
caused by contaminatedfood.
Need for harmonized
procedures for controlling
residues of products for
veterinary use, veterinarydrugs, pesticides andsimilar substances.G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.31
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Information Trainin g Infrastructure
(Hard and/or Soft)Specific Concerns Other
Animal health
Electronic information system
for analysing animal health risks.
Animal health emergency plans.Worldwide distribution of
zoonoses.Simulations of health
emergencies caused by the
introduction of an exoticdisease.
Zoonosis risk assessment.Establishment of an animal
health laboratory with suitable
equipment and reagents for thediagnosis of transmissibleencephalopathies.
Establishment of external
quarantine control posts.Prevention of the
introduction and spread of
transmissible spongiformencephalopathies (TSEs).
Protection of Peru's
livestock heritage. Some
parts of the country presentprevalent zoonoses whichare affecting the standard ofhealth of the population;teams of researchers are
therefore required to assess
the damage and proposeappropriate control andprevention measures.G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.31
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Information Trainin g Infrastructure
(Hard and/or Soft)Specific Concerns Other
Plant health Assistance with information and
notification procedures.
Pest risk analysis experience of
other countries.
Methodology to harmonize pest
risk analyses with international
standards.Training in conducting pest
risk analysis studies for plants
and plant products, including
living modified organisms(LMOs), to ensure the adoptionof science-based decisions andregulations.
Technical visits to areas subject
to the phytosanitarysurveillance and plantquarantine systems of otherofficial plant protection
services.
Training in phytosanitary data
search. Agreements with othercountries to accessphytosanitary data resources
(databases, online journals).Assistance with the installation
of chambers for irradiation
treatment and vapour heat
treatment against fruit flies andtraining in the use thereof.
Expert and advisory services
on practical pest risk analysis
techniques.Updating of pest risk
analysis (additional
information).
Prevention of the
introduction of plant pestsand diseases.G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.31
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Information Trainin g Infrastructure
(Hard and/or Soft)Specific Concerns Other
Plant health Strengthening of phytosanitary
inspection and certification
systems for the declaration of
pest-free areas. Training ofnational experts in pest-freearea recognition procedures,strategies and methodologies.
Technical visit to study a
phytosanitary surveillancesystem for the prevention ofTecia solanivora.G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.31
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Information Trainin g Infrastructure
(Hard and/or Soft)Specific Concerns Other
Contact details National Agrari an Health S ervice (SENASA)
Elsa Carbonell Torres, Director of SENASA E-mail:  ecarbonell@senasa.gob.pe
Percy Barrón López, Director-General of Planning E-mail:  pbarron@senasa.gob.pe
Alicia De La Rosa Brachowicz, Director-General of Plant Health E-mail:  adelarosa@senasa.gob.pe
Oscar Domínguez Falcón, Director-General of Animal Health E-mail:  odominguez@senasa.gob.pe
General Directorate of Envi ronmental Health (DIGESA)
Fredy Rivera, Technical Advisor E-mail:  frivera@digesa.sld.pe
Ana María Coronado, Head of Permits Division E-mail:  acoronado@digesa.sld.pe
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR)Ernesto Guevara Lam, Official E-mail:  eguevara@mincetur.gob.pe
Carlos Castro Serón, Official E-mail:  ccastro@mincetur.gob.pe
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Elizabeth Astete, Under-Secretary for Economic Affairs and
International Economic Negotiations E-mail:  eastete@rree.gob.pe
Alejandro Riveros, Counsellor E-mail:  ariveros@rree.gob.peG/SPS/GEN/295/Add.31
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(Such information could include, inter alia, a more detailed description of the technical assistance
required, any relevant background information on the reasons for the request, the possibility of
using a regional approach to the provision of the requested assistance and the scope for acoordinated approach among relevant international organizations.)
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