G/SPS/N/PER/777  
3 July 2018 
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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 , SENASA (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) : Meerkats ( Suricata suricatta)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Ecuador  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución Directoral N° 0020 -2018-MINAGRI -SENASA -
DSA (Directorial Resolution No. 0020-2018-MINAGRI -SENASA-DSA) Language(s) : 
Spanish Number of pages : 2 
Text available at: 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/PER/18_3429_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Resolution establishes mandatory animal health 
requirements governing the importation into Peru of meerkats from Ecuador.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal health , [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from a nimal/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/777  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : The text 
is available in Spanish from the SENASA website at: 
http://200.60.104.77/legal/consultaLeyes.html   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 19 June 2 018 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 25 June 2 018 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 25 June 2 018 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the dat e 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:  
Text available from:  
M.V. Mario Bonifaz Flores  
Director  (e) de Subdirección de Cuarentena Animal , SENASA (Director of the Sub -
Directorate of Animal  Quarantine)  
Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Peru  
Tel.: (+511) 313 3300, Ext. 1931  
Email : mbonifazf@senasa.gob.pe  
notificacionesmsf@senasa.gob.pe