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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PER/128 
9 March 2006 
 (06-1038) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  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):  Birds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
 Slovakia, France, Hungary, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Slovenia, Italy, 
Romania, Russia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Switzerland, Iran, Azerbaijan and any other 
countries with birds affected by the avian influenza virus H5N1.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Suspension of the 
importation of live birds other than poultry for meat and laying from various countries 
affected by the avian influenza virus (2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  Temporary suspension for a period of one hundred and eighty 
(180) calendar days of imports of live birds other than poultry for meat and laying, from 
Slovakia, France, Hungary, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Slovenia, Italy, Romania, Russia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Switzerland,  Iran, Azerbaijan and any other countries 
with birds affected by the avian flu virus H5 N1 according to information communicated by 
the official veterinary services of the countries concerned.   
 All animal health permits for the import of live birds other than poultry for meat 
and laying, issued before the entry into for ce of this Resolution are cancelled, except for 
permits covering goods in tran sit destined for Peru, which will undergo sanitary inspection 
and control subsequent to entry.    
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 action:   
 Maintain the country's sanitary status re garding poultry, avian influenza being an 
exotic disease to Peru.   
 
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  9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Measure based on the standards pertaining to 
mammals, birds and bees of the OIE International Animal Health Code.  
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Resolución Jefatural 
N° 054-2006-AG-SENASA (in Spanish)  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  On the day following 
publication in the Diario Oficial  (Official Journal) as from 2 March 2006.  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority,  [   ] National enquiry point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [  X  ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
      Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria (SENASA) 
      Dirección General de Sanidad Animal 
Av. La Molina 1915, La Molina 
Lima 12 Peru Fax:  +51 1 313 3315 - +51 1 313 3310 
      postmaster:  odominguez@senasa.gob.pe