G/SPS/N/PER/694  
15 March  2017 
(17-1480) Page: 1/2 
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 ite m number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Live birds, fertile eggs, specific -pathogen -free (SPF) eggs, poultry 
meat, and other products.  
4. Regions or countries li kely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners, or  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Spain (Autonomous Community of Catalonia)  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución Directoral N° 0010 -2017-MINAGRI -SENASA -
DSA (Directorial Resolution No. 0010-2017-MINAGRI -SENASA -DSA) Language(s) : 
Spanish Number of pages : 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/PER/17_1283_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text suspends imports of live birds, fertile eggs, 
specific -pathogen -free (SPF) eggs, poultry meat and other products capable of transmitting 
or carrying avian influenza, from the Au tonomous Community of Catalonia, Spain.  
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent act ion: The Spanish 
Veterinary Service has notified the OIE of the presence of highly pathogenic avian 
influenza on a duck feedlot.  
Avian influenza is considered exotic to Peru.  
The notified text recommends suspending, for 180 calendar days, imports of live b irds, 
fertile eggs, specific -pathogen -free (SPF) eggs, poultry meat and other products capable of 
transmitting or carrying avian influenza, from the Autonomous Community of Catalonia in 
Spain . The suspension period may be reduced or extended in accordance with the 
information received on the disease situation.  G/SPS/N/PER/694  
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  9. 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 10.4 of the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to th e 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 language(s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/m m/yy )/period of application (as applicable) : 
14 March  2017 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. 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:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria , SENASA (Na tional Agrarian Health Service)  
Email : notificacionesmsf@senasa.gob.pe  
 
M.V. Eva Martínez Bermúdez  
Directora (e) Subdirección de Cuarentena Animal SENASA  
Av. La Molina Nº 1915, Lima 12, Lima, Perú  
Tel.: (+511) 313 -3300, Ext. 1931  
Email : emartinez@senasa.go b.pe