G/SPS/N/PER/6 83 
18 January 2017  
(17-0329) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:   Spanish  
 
 NOTIFICATION  OF EMERGENCY MEASURE S 
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. Produ cts 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 product s  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Chile 
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución Directoral N° 001 -2017-MINAGRI -SENASA -
DSA (Directori al Resolution No. 001-2017-MINAGRI -SENASA -DSA) Language(s): 
Spanish  Number of pages: 1  
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/PER/17_0360_00_s.p df 
6. Description of content: The notified  Directorial Resolution suspends imports  into Peru 
of live birds, fertile eggs, specific -pathogen -free (SPF) eggs, poultry meat and other 
products capable of transmitting or carrying 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 reason for urgent act ion:  
The US  Veterinary Service notified the  OIE of cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza 
in commercial poultry . 
Avian influenza is considered a disease exotic to Peru. 
Directorial Resolution No. 001-2017-MINAGRI -SENASA -DSA recommends suspending for  
one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days the importatio n from Chile into Peru of live 
birds, fertile eggs, specific -pathogen -free (SPF) eggs, poultry meat and other products 
capable of transmitting or carrying the avian influenza virus . The period of suspension 
may be  reduced or extended  in accordance with  the informatio n received on  the status 
of the disease .   G/SPS/N/PER/6 83 
 
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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 C odex 
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organi sation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) Chapter  10.4 of the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM num ber)  
[ ] 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 l anguage(s) in which these are available:   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 7 
January 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ X] National Notification 
Autho rity, [ X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:    
Comments may be sent to : 
SENASA  
E-mail: notificaciones@senasa.gob.pe  
For further information, please contact:  
M.V. Eva Martínez Bermúdez  
Directora(e),  Subdirección de Cuarentena Animal, SENASA  
Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú  
Tel.: (+511) 313 3300, Ext. 1931  
E-mail: emartinez@senasa.gob.pe  
13. Text(s) available from: [ X] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fa x number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Text available from : 
SENASA  
E-mail: notificaciones@senasa.gob.pe  
For further information, please contact:  
M.V. Eva Martínez Bermúdez  
Directora(e), Subdirección de Cuarentena Animal, SENASA  
Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú  
Tel.: (+511) 313 3300, Ext. 1931  
E-mail: emartinez@senasa.gob.pe