G/SPS/N/PER/790  
3 December  2018 
(18-7602) 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) : Animals susceptible to foot -and-mouth disease and related risk 
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 : Se establece una condición para la importación de 
animales susceptibles a  fiebre aftosa y sus productos de riesgo  (A condition is set for the 
importation of animals susceptible to foot -and-mouth disease and related risk products) . 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/PER/18_6181_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : In order to prevent the reintroduction of the foot -and-mouth 
disease (FMD) virus, animals and animal products may only be imported into Peru from 
countries or areas with the same FMD status as Peru.  
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.  
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) : Chapter 8.8.  
[ ] 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/790  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : 
Recognition at the 86th World Assembly of OIE  Delegates on 2 2 May 2 018 of Peru as FMD 
free where vaccination is not practised, under Resolution No. 22, with the approval of the 
Scientific Commission, in accordance with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2017)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 4 February 2 019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 4 February 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 4 February 2 019 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for commen ts: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 1 February 2 019 
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:  
M.V. Mercedes Flores Cancino  
Directora General de Sanidad Animal  (Director -General of Animal Health)  
Av. La Molina N° 1915, Lima 12, Peru  
Tel.: (+511) 313 3324  
Email:   notificacionesmsf@senasa.gob.pe  
 mflores@senasa.gob.pe