G/SPS/N/PER/867  
21 April 2020 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member : PERU 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria , SENASA (National Agrarian 
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) : Live birds, fertile eggs, specific -pathogen -free (SPF) eggs, poultry 
meat, and other products  
4. Regio ns or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución Directoral Nº 0006 -2020-MINAGRI -
SENASA -DSA (Directorial Resolution No. 0006-2020-MINAGRI -SENASA -DSA) 
Language(s) : Spanish  Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/PER/20_2815_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text suspends imports into Peru of live birds, fert ile 
eggs, specific -pathogen -free (SPF) eggs, poultry meat and other products that may 
transmit or serve as a vehicle for the avian influenza virus . 
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 : The United States 
Veterinary Service notified the OIE of cases of low pathogenic avian  influenza in 
commercially produced poultry  in the states of North Carolina and South Carolina ; and of 
cases of  highly pathogenic avian influenza , also  in commercially produced poultry  in the 
state of South Carolina.  
Avian influenza is considered exotic to  Peru. 
Directorial Resolution No. 0006-2020-MINAGRI -SENASA -DSA suspends,  for one  hundred  
and eighty (180) calendar days, the importation into Peru of live birds, fertile eggs, 
specific -pathogen -free (SPF) eggs, poultry meat, and other products that may tra nsmit 
or serve as a vehicle for the avian influenza virus, originating in the states of North 
Carolina and South Carolina in the United States of America . The suspension period may 
be reduced or extended in accordance with the information received on the disease 
situation.  G/SPS/N/PER/867  
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  9. Is there 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 10.4 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regul ation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable) : 19 
April 2 020 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. 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:  
SENASA  
Email : notificaciones@senasa.gob.pe  
Further information:  
Ruth Angeles Lobatón  
Directora (e) Subdirección de Cuarentena Animal SENASA  
Av. La Molina No. 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Peru  
Tel.: (+511) 313 3300, Ext. 6311  
Email: rangeles@senasa.gob.pe  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ruth Angeles Lobatón  
Directora (e) Subdirección de Cuarentena Animal SENASA  
Av. La Molina No. 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Peru  
Tel.: (+511) 313 3300, Ext. 6311  
Email: rangeles@senasa.gob.pe