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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/51
15 April  2003
(03-2072)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
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 should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Live poultry (commercial birds, backyard poultry, fighting birds, wildfowl and
ornamental cage birds), fertile eggs, eggs for consumption, poultry meat and other poultryproducts and by-products.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
United States of America
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Suspension of the
Importation of Live Poultry, Fertile Eggs, Eggs  for Consumption, Poultry Meat and Poultry
Products and By-Products from the United States of America.  Departmental Resolution No.
068-2003-AG-SENASA  (1 page, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Suspension of the importation of live poultry (commercial birds,
backyard poultry, fighting birds, wildfowl and ornamental cage birds), fertile eggs, eggs for
consumption, poultry meat and other poultry pr oducts and by-products from the United States
of America for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days. Imports of products of
poultry origin from the United States of America will be permitted provided that they meet
the animal health requirements laid down by  SENASA, including processing to ensure
destruction of the avian influenza and Newcastle disease viruses.
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  To protect the health
status of Peru and prevent the introduction into the country of the avian influenza and
Newcastle disease viruses from the affected country.G/SPS/N/PER/51
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9. 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.
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Departmental
Resolution No. 068-2003-AG-SENASA (available in Spanish).
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Upon publication in the
Official Journal, El Peruano  / as from 29 March 2003.
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority,  [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA)
Directorate-General of Animal Health
Pasaje Zela s/n, Ministry of Agriculture Building10
th floor, Lima 11, Peru
Fax: (+511) 431-4478 / 423-0320
E-mail:  odominguez@senasa.gob.pe