G/SPS/N/PER/840  
15 July 2019 
(19-4681) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
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) : Hydrobiological resources and products, veterinary products and 
feed used in aquaculture, including feed and feed ingredient s of hydrobiological origin 
intended for hydrobiological species  
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 : Norma para la sanidad, certificación y registro sanitario 
de los recursos y productos hidrobiológicos, alimentos y productos veterinarios de uso en 
acuicultura  (Standard on the health, certification and sanitary registration of 
hydrobiological resources and  products, feed and veterinary products used in 
aquaculture) . Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 44 
https://www.sanipes.gob.pe/archivos/normas/Norma_de_sanidad_registro_sanitario_y_
certificacion_sanitaria_SANIPES. pdf 
6. Description of content : The sanitary standard aims to regulate the health, certification 
and sanitary registration of hydrobiological resources and products, as well as veterinary 
products and feed used in aquaculture, including feed and feed ingre dients of 
hydrobiological origin intended for hydrobiological species, during their production, 
processing, storage, distribution and marketing.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission ( e.g. title or seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text ) CAC/GL 20 -1995; CAC/GL 26 -1997; CAC/GL 25 -
1997; CAC/GL 60 -2006; CODEX S TAN 1  1985 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Section 1 : Notification, diseases listed 
by the OIE and surveillance for aquatic animals ; Section 4 : Disease prevention 
and control ; Section 5 : Trade measures, importation/exportation procedures and 
health certification ; Section 6 : Antimicrobial use in aquatic animals  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): G/SPS/N/PER/840  
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  [ ] 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) : 12 September 2 019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 September 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [X] Six months from date of publication, 
and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 13 September 2 019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
César Miguel Mejía Soria  
Subdirector de la Subdirección de Normatividad Sanitaria Pesquera y Acuícola  (Assistant 
Director of the Sanitary Regulation Sub -Directorate  for Fisheries and Aquaculture)  
Av. Domingo Orué N°165, Lima 34, Per u 
Tel.: (+511) 2138570, Ext. 7032  
Email : cesar.mejia@sanipes.gob.pe