G/SPS/GEN/1821  
21 August  2020 
(20-5716) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
TRADE FACILITATION MEASURES CONCERNING SANITARY CERTIFICATES FOR 
HYDROBIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS AND RESOURCES  
COMMUNICATION FROM  PERU  
The following  communica tion, rec eived on  20 August  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Peru. 
 
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1.  As the spread of COVID -19 poses a global health issue, air transport restrictions have been 
applied, affecting courier services used to send sanitary certificates and other international trade 
documents, thereby delaying the trade transactions  of Peruvian exporters and importers  of 
hydrobiological fishery and aquaculture products and resources . 
2.  In order to optimize international trade in hydrobiological products and resources under the 
current circumstances, the National Fisheries Health Agency of Peru (SANIPES) has begun to issu e 
"sanitary certificates with digital signature" with the following security measures : digital signatures 
guaranteed by the Peruvian government , a QR/CUVE code and an alpha -numeric code to 
immediately verify the authenticity of the document.  
3.  Given that, under the current circumstances,  the issuance of  "sanitary  certificates with digital 
signature" for hydrobiological products and resources has been positively received by the health 
authorities of  some WTO Member s, SANIPES urges countries to adopt this measu re permanently . 
4.  The "sanitary certificates with digital signature" include a digital signature guaranteed by the 
Peruvian Government, a QR/CUVE code and an alpha -numeric code to immediately verify the 
authenticity of the document through the official websi te, or  at: 
http://app02.sanipes.gob.pe:8089/Publico/Consulta_Documento . 
5.  Attached are the guidelines for verifying sanitary certificates with digital signature . Please send 
any requests for further informatio n to the following email address : dhcpa@sanipes.gob.pe . 
6.  In addition, under the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Measures, equivalence of  this measure will be applied in the case of imports of hydrobiological 
products and resources  into Peru . As a result, the submission of paper certificates may be exempted 
as long as a virtual validation mechanism is available.  
7.  Consequently, in terms of cooperation between WTO Members, Peru requests countries to apply 
reciprocal measures for the acceptance of  health certificates with digital signatures on a permanent 
basis.  
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  ANNEX 
VERIFICA TION OF SANITARY CERTIFICATES WITH DIGIT AL SIGNATURE  
In order to optimize foreign trade in hydrobiological products and resources under the current 
circumstances, SANIPES will permanently issue "sanitary certificates with digital signature" with the 
following security measures : digital signature s guaranteed by the Peruvian Government , a QR/CUVE 
code and an alpha -numeric code . 
The following steps are involved in the "sanitary certifica tes with digital signature ": 
 
1. SANIPES issues the sanitary  certifica te with digital signature , the QR/CUVE  code and the 
alpha-numeric code . 
2. The competent  authority may verify the authenticity of the sanitary certificate with digital 
signature through the SANIPES website, by using the QR/CUVE  code or at: 
http://app02.sanipes.gob.pe:8089/Publico/Consulta_Documento , taking the following 
steps : 
(a) Firstly, identify the alpha -numeric code (just below the  QR/CUVE  code) on the 
sanitary certificate : 
 
 
(b) Next, visit http://app02.sanipes.gob.pe:8089/Publico/Consulta_Documento  
(SANIPES website):  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  (c) Enter the document code ( alpha-numeric code) and the captcha : 
 
(d) Lastly , access the  PDF of the sanitary certificate issued by SANIPES:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Should any queries arise, the competent authority may contact  SANIPES directly at  the 
following email address : dhcpa@sanipes.gob.pe . 
 
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