G/SPS/N/PER/874  
9 June 2020 
(20-4087) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICA TION  
1. Notifying Member : PERU 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Organismo Nacional de Sanidad Pesquera, SANIPES (National 
Fisheries 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) : Prawns  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Autodeclaración de Perú como país libre de la 
enfermedad ocasionada por el Virus de la Cabeza Amarilla (genotipo 1)  (Self-declaration 
as a country free of Infection with yellow  head virus genotype 1) Language(s) : Spanish 
and English Number of pages : 15 
Text available in Spanish and English at:  
https://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/esp/Animal_Health_in_the_World/docs/pdf/Self -
declarations/2020_05_Peru_ YHV_Esp_final.pdf  
https://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Animal_Health_in_the_World/docs/pdf/Self -
declar ations/2020_05_Peru_YHV_ENG_final.pdf  
6. Description of content : Peru declares that the entire country is free of the yellow head 
virus (genotype 1) infection, given that the requirements for obtaining the disease -free 
status as set down in Chapter 1.4. of the Aquatic Animal Health Code (Aquatic Code) and 
Chapter 2.2.9. of the OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (Aquatic Manual) 
(2019), have all been met.  
Therefore, the self -declaration of absence of YHV1 infection has been published, as Peru 
has demonstrated that the basic conditions of biosafety have been consistently met for 
at least the last two years . Furthermore, active surveillance has been implemented for 
ten continuous years without any detection of YHV1, as carried out by both  SANIPES and 
the Peruvian Marine Institute (IMARPE).  
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.  G/SPS/N/PER/874  
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  8. Is the re a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius 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) : Chapter 1.4. of the Aquatic Animal 
Health Code (Aquatic Code) and Chapter 2.2.9. of the OIE Manual of Diagnostic 
Tests for Aquatic Animals (Aquatic  Manual) (2019)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
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) : 31 January 2 020 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 May 2 020 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 
[ ] 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:  
Muriel María Gómez Sánchez Orezzoli  
Subdirectora de Sanidad Acuícola  
Tel.: (+511) 213 8570, Ext. 7043  
Email: muriel.gomez@sanipes.gob.pe  
Av. Domingo Orué Nro 165, Surquillo  
Lima, Peru  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Muriel María Gómez Sánchez Orezzoli  
Subdirectora de Sanidad Acuícola  
Tel.: (+511) 213 8570, Ext. 7043  
Email: muriel.gomez@sanipes.gob.pe  
Av. Domingo Orué Nro 165, Surquillo  
Lima, Peru