G/SPS/N/PER/733  
11 December  2017 
(17-6783) Page: 1/2 
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 : Organis mo 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) : Canned fish  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : China 
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución Directoral N° 010 -2017-SANIPES -DSNA 
"Disponer la Alerta Sanitaria respecto de las conservas  de pescado certificadas por la 
Autoridad Sanitaria China, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and 
Quarantine - AQSIQ " (Directorial Resolution No. 010-2017-SANIPES -DSNA "Declaration of 
a health emergency with regard to canned fish cer tified by the Chinese Health Authority, 
General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine - AQSIQ") 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 6 
Text available at: http://www.sanipes.gob.pe/procedimientos/RD010 -2017.pdf  
6. Description of content : Article 2 of Directorial Resolution No. 010-2017-SANIPES -DSNA 
establishes the following preventive and corrective emergency measures to be applied 
during this health emergency:  
 No health certificates will be issued for the entry or importation of canned fish 
certified by the Chinese Health Authority, General Administration of Quality 
Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine - AQSIQ;  
 Health and safety measures will  be applied, in accordance with Article 13 of the 
Regulations implementing Law No. 30063 and Article 24 of the Regulations 
implementing the Law on Food Safety, for products declared unfit for human 
consumption due to a risk to consumer health.  
The present health emergency will remain in place until the Chinese Health Authority 
provides satisfactory guarantees regarding the safety of its hydrobiological products.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety , [ ] animal health , [ ] plant protectio n, [ ] 
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 : In Report 
No. 021-2017-SANIPES/DSNPA/SDIP, the Sub -Directorate of Fishing Safet y of the 
Directorate of the Directorate for Fisheries and Aquaculture Health and Regulations 
concludes that canned whole mackerel in tomato sauce with the code CTS 3700/01055 FP : 
19 February  2016 FV : 19 February 2 019, is unfit for human consumption as it p oses a risk 
to consumer health due to the presence of parasites, in accordance with Test Reports Nos 
PI1700164 and PI1700165.  G/SPS/N/PER/733  
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission ( e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ) CAC/GL 19 -1995 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[ ] None  
Does th is 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:  
 Reglamento de la Ley N° 30063  (Regulations implementing Law No. 30063): 
http://www.sanipes.gob.pe/normativas/14_ds012 -2013-produce1.pdf  
 Reglamento de la Ley de Inocuidad de los Alimentos (Regulations implementing 
the Law on Food Safety):  
http://www.sanipes.gob.pe/cartadeserv icio/archivos/certificaciones/normas_legale
s/ds_034 -2008-ag.pdf   
(Available in Spanish)  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable) : 27 
November 2 017 
[ ] 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:  
Organismo Nacional de Sanidad Pesquera , SANIPES (National Fisheries Health Service )  
Address : Av. Domingo Orué N° 165, piso 7, Surquillo - Lima-Perú 
Tel.: +(51 1) 213 8570  
Email:  alertasanipes@sanipes.gob.pe  
Karla.verastegui@sanipes.gob.pe  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria , SENASA (National Agrarian Health Service)  
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) of other body:  
Organismo Nacional de Sanidad Pesquera (SANIPES)  
Address : Av. Domingo Orué  N° 165, piso 7, Surquillo - Lima-Perú 
Tel.: +(51 1) 213 8570  
Email:  alertasanipes@sanipes.gob.pe  
Karla.verastegui@sanipes.gob.pe