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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PER/133 
17 August 2006 
 (06-3937) 
Committee on Sanitary and 
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 num ber(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  
 Poultry and poultry products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Rio Grande 
do Sul, Brazil 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Suspenden ingreso de aves y 
sus productos provenientes del Estado de Río Gran de do Sul de Brasil, por reaparición de la 
enfermedad de Newcastle.  Resolución Jefatural Nº 188-2006-AG-SENASA  (Departmental 
Resolution No. 188-2006-AG-SENASA suspending the entry of poultry and poultry products 
from the State of Río Grande do Sul, Brazil, following the resurgence of Newcastle disease) 
(2 pages, in Spanish).   
6. Description of content:  The notified Resolution suspends the entry of poultry and poultry 
products from the State of Río Grande do Sul, Brazil, for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days following the resurgen ce of Newcastle disease in this State. 
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:  To keep Peru free from 
Newcastle disease following action to control th e incidence of this disease throughout the 
national territory, and given the existence of  a Newcastle disease control and eradication 
programme and areas to be recognized by SENASA as disease-free with vaccination and 
declared to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).   
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] 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 Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code. G/SPS/N/PER/133 
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  10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Departmental Resolution 
No. 188-2006-AG-SENASA (in Spanish). 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable): On the day following 
publication in the Official Journal El Peruano , as of 4 August 2006. 
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ X ] National notification authority, 
[ X ] 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, Perú    Fax: (+ 51 1) 313-3315 and (+51 1) 313-3310    E-mail: odominguez@senasa.gob.pe