G/SPS/N/PER/596
20 March 2015
(15-1608)  Page: 1/2
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):  Milk and milk products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners  [ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Reglamento de la Leche y Productos Lácteos 
(Regulation on milk and milk products)  Language(s):  Spanish  Number of pages: 54 
6. Description of content:  The notified Regulation lays down the requirements to be met 
by domestically produced or imported milk, yoghurt and fresh cheese of bovine origin for human consumption, with a view to protecting human life and health and preventing 
practices likely to mislead, confuse or deceive consumers. 
Text available at: 
http://www.senasa.gob.pe/se nasa/wp-content/uploads/ 2015/02/Re glamento-Leche-
Firmado-Escaneado.pdf  
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant 
protection, [ ] protect humans from animal /plant pest or disease, [ ] protect 
territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text) CAC/RCP 1-1969; CAC/RCP 57-2004; CODEX STAN 
206-1999; CAC/RCP 54-2004; CAC/MISC 6; CAC/MRL 2; CAC/RCP 61-2005 and 
CAC/GL 2 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/PER/596 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
Decreto Legislativo N° 1062 - Ley de Inocuidad de los Alimentos  (Legislative Decree No. 
1062 - Food Safety Law); Decreto Supremo N° 034-2008-AG - Reglamento de la Ley de 
Inocuidad de los Alimentos  (Supreme Decree No. 034-2008-AG - Regulations 
Implementing the Food Safety Law); Decreto Supremo N° 004-2011-AG - Reglamento 
de Inocuidad Agroalimentaria  (Supreme Decree No. 004-2011-AG - Regulation on agri-
food safety); Decreto Legislativo N° 1059 - Ley General de Sanidad Agraria  (Legislative 
Decree No. 1059 - General Law on Agrarian Health); Decreto Supremo N° 018-2008-AG 
- Reglamento de la Ley General de Sanidad Agraria  (Supreme Decree No. 018-2008-AG 
- Regulations Implementing the General Law on Agrarian Health) (available in Spanish).  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  19 May 2015 
Agency or authority designated to handle  comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Josué Carrasco Valiente 
Director de la Dirección de Insumos Agropecuarios e Inocuidad Agroalimentaria Tel.:  (+511) 313-3300 
Fax:  (+511) 350-1486, Ext. 2144 
E-mail:  jcarrasco@senasa.gob.pe