G/SPS/N/PER/864  
15 January  2020 
(20-0441) 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) : Mandatory animal health requirements governing the importation of 
frozen bovine and buffalo semen from Italy  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Italy 
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución Directoral Nº 0050 -2019-MINAGRI -
SENASA -DSA (Directorial Resolution No. 0050-2019-MINAGRI -SENASA -DSA) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/PER/20_0477_ 00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Directorial Resolution approves mandatory animal 
health requirements governing the importation into Peru of frozen bovine and buffalo 
semen from Italy.  
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) : 
Sections 8 and 11 of the Terrestrial Animal Heal th 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  G/SPS/N/PER/864  
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 9 November 2 019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 29 November 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 29 November 2 019 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 29 November 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. Eva Luz Martinez Bermudez, Directora General (Director -General)  
Dirección de Sanidad Animal  (Animal Health Directorate)  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria  (SENASA)  
Email: emartinez@senasa.gob.pe  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria  (SENASA)  
Email : notificacionesmsf@senasa.gob.pe