G/SPS/N/PER/698  
5 April 2017 
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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 ite m 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. Regions or countries li kely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Tennessee and Wisconsin, United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución Directoral N° 0012 -2017-MINAGRI -SENASA -
DSA (Directorial Resolution No. 0012-2017-MINAGRI -SENASA -DSA) Language(s) : 
Spanish Number of pages : 1 
Animal health  
http://200.60.104.77/legal/consultaLeyes.html  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/PER/17_1664_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text suspends imports of live birds, fertile eggs, 
specific -pathogen -free (SPF) eggs, poultry meat and other products capable of transmitting 
or carrying avian influenza, from Tennessee and Wisconsin in the United States of America.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal health , [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
prote ct 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 Veterinary 
Service of the United States of America has notified the OIE of the presence  of highly 
pathogenic avian influenza and low pathogenic avian influenza in commercial poultry.  
Avian influenza is considered exotic to Peru.  
Directorial Resolution No. 0012-2017-MINAGRI -SENASA -DSA recommends suspending, for 
180 calendar days, imports of l ive birds, fertile eggs, specific -pathogen -free (SPF) eggs, 
poultry meat and other products capable of transmitting or carrying avian influenza, from 
the states of Tennessee and Wisconsin in the United States of America . The suspension 
period may be reduce d or extended in accordance with the information received on the 
disease situation.  G/SPS/N/PER/698  
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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 te xt): 
[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 propo sed 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) : 
30 March 2 017 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax num ber and email address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body : Text 
available from:  
Servicio Nacional de  Sanidad Agraria (SENASA)  
Email : notificacionesmsf@senasa.gob.pe  
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  
Email : emartinez@senasa.gob.pe