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G/SPS/N/PER/459 
10 January 2013 
 (13-0130) 
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 item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Beef and products containing beef;  bovi ne offal and intestines;  other risk 
products of these species capable of transmitting or carrying the bovine spongiform encephalopathy prion. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Brazil  
5. Title of the notified document:  Suspenden la importación  de diversas mercancías 
pecuarias procedentes de Brasil  (Suspension of the importation of various livestock 
products from Brazil)  Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  The notified text suspends, for a period of ninety (90) calendar 
days, the importation of the following livestock products from Brazil: 
- Beef and products containing beef; - bovine offal and intestines; 
- other risk products of these species capab le of transmitting or carrying the bovine 
spongiform encephalopathy prion. 
The text cancels all animal health permits  for the importation of the above-mentioned 
products that were issued prior to the entry into  force of this Resolution, other than permits 
covering goods in transit destined for Pe ru, which will undergo health inspection and 
control upon entry. 
 SENASA will authorize the entry of bonel ess beef from Brazil as soon as the competent 
official authority accepts the new proposal on sanitary requirements that reflects the World 
Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) guidelin es for international trade in this product. 
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.  G/SPS/N/PER/459 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  To maintain Peru's 
livestock health status, given that on 25 May 2010, at the 78
th Annual General Session of 
the World Assembly of OIE Delegates and following the recommendation made by 
the OIE Scientific Commission, Peru was clas sified as a "negligible BSE risk" country, in 
accordance with Article 11.6.3 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code. 
9. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) Measure based on the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code. 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] 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 langu age(s) in which these are available:  
Resolución Directoral N° 0016-2012-AG-SENASA-DSA  (Directorial Resolution 
No. 0016-2012-AG-SENASA-DSA) (available in Spanish) 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  Date of 
publication in the Official Journal, as from 29 December 2012. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sa nidad Agraria (SENASA) 
Dirección General de Sanidad Animal 
Av. La Molina 1915, La Molina Lima 12 Perú Fax: (+511) 340-1486 E-mail: ghalze@senasa.gob.pe  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Servicio Nacional de Sa nidad Agraria (SENASA) 
Dirección General de Sanidad Animal 
Av. La Molina 1915, La Molina Lima 12 Perú Fax: (+511) 340-1486 E-mail: ghalze@senasa.gob.pe