G/SPS/N/PER/962  
6 January  2022 
(22-0155) 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) : Cattle for breeding, ex hibitions  and fairs, and feeder cattle, from 
the United States of America  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución Directoral Nº 0018 -2021-MIDAGR I-
SENASA -DSA (Directorial Resolution 0018 -2021-MINAGRI -SENASA -DSA) Language(s) : 
Spanish Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/PER/22_0141_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Directorial Resolution approves mandatory animal 
health requirements governing the importation of cattle for breeding, exhibitions and 
fairs, and feeder cattle, from the United States of America.  
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) : Chapters 8.3, 8.8, 8.9, 8.11, 8.13, 
8.14, 8.15, 8.16 and 11.5, and Section 11 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code 
[ ] 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/962  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2 021 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2 021 
11. Prop osed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2 021 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if ava ilable) 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:  
Eva Luz Martinez Bermudez  
Directora General (Director -General)  
Direcció n de Sanidad Animal  (Animal Health Directorate)  
SENASA  
Email : emartinez@senasa.gob.pe  
 
SENASA  
Email : notificacionesmsf@senasa.gob.pe