G/SPS/N/PER/948  
13 September  2021 
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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) : Pig products  
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 : Resolución Directoral Nº 0012 -2021-MIDAGRI -
SENASA -DSA (Directorial Resolution No. 0012-2021-MIDAGRI -SENASA -DSA) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of page s: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/PER/21_5678_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Resolution prohibits the entry of pig products into 
Peru through airports, seaports or border checkpoints, or carried in the accompanied 
baggage of passengers and crew from any country, with the aim of preventing the entry 
of the African swine fever (ASF) virus into the national territory.  
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 : Taking account of 
the recent report of the presence of ASF in the Dominican Republic and the fact that 
passengers and crew arrive in Peru directly from, or after stopovers in, affected countries, 
thereby increasing the risk of entry of ASF into Peru, Dire ctorial Resolution No. 0012-
2021-MIDAGRI -SENASA -DSA has been issued, prohibiting the entry of pig products into 
Peru through airports, seaports or border checkpoints, or carried in the accompanied 
baggage of passengers and crew from any country, with the a im of preventing the entry 
of ASF into the national territory.  
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 15.1 of the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : G/SPS/N/PER/948  
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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:  
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) : 9 
September 2 021 
[ ] 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:  
Ms Eva Luz Martinez Bermudez  
Director -General  
Dirección de Sanidad Animal  (Animal Health Directorate)  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria, SENASA  
Email : emartinez@senasa.gob.pe  
 
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria,  SENASA  
Email : notificacionesmsf@senasa.gob.pe  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) o f other body:  
Ms Eva Luz Martinez Bermudez  
Director -General  
Dirección de Sanidad Animal  (Animal Health Directorate)  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria, SENASA  
Email : emartinez@senasa.gob.pe  
 
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria,  SENASA  
Email : notificacionesmsf@senasa.gob.pe