G/SPS/N/PER/817  
18 June 2019 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : PERU 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria  (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) : Competition horses participating in equestrian events for the Lima 
2019 Pan -American Games  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución Directoral -0012-2019-MINAGRI -SENASA -
DSA (Directorial Resolutio n 0012 -2019-MINAGRI -SENASA -DSA) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/PER/19_3453_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Directorial Resolution approves the mandatory 
animal health requirements for the temporary entry into Peru of competition horses 
participating in equestrian events for the Lima 2019 Pan -American Games, from the 
United States of America.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] anima l health , [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. 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) : Section 12 of the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[ ] 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:  G/SPS/N/PER/817  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 3 April 2 019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 6 April 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 6 April 2 019 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): Not applicable  
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:  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria , SENASA (National Agrarian Health Service)  
M.V. Mercedes Flores Cancino  
Director -General  
Dirección de Sanidad Animal  (Animal He alth Directorate)  
Email : mflores@senasa.gob.pe