WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/PER/395 
22 September 2011 
 (11-4572) 
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 item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  
- Ruminants and live swine and semen or embryos of these and other species 
susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD); 
- fresh, chilled or frozen meat, raw entrails  and offal, untanned hides and skins and 
unwashed or greasy wool of the above-mentioned species; 
- fodder and hay;  and 
- other risk products of these species capable of transmitting or carrying the 
FMD virus. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or [X] Specific regions or countries:  Paraguay 
5. Title of the notified document:  Suspenden la importación de diversas especies y 
productos de origen animal procedentes de Paraguay (Suspension of the importation into 
Peru of certain species and products of animal origin from Paraguay)  Language:  Spanish 
Number of pages:  1 
Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/PER/11_3041_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified text suspends, for a period of one hundred and 
eighty (180) calendar days, the importation into Peru of the following species and products of animal origin from Paraguay: 
- Ruminants and live swine and semen or embryos of these and other species 
susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD); 
- fresh, chilled or frozen meat, raw entrails  and offal, untanned hides and skins and 
unwashed or greasy wool of the above-mentioned species; 
- fodder and hay;  and - other risk products of these species capable of transmitting or carrying the 
FMD virus. G/SPS/N/PER/395 
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   The text cancels all animal health permits fo r the importation into Peru of cattle, sheep, 
swine and other species susceptible to FMD and the risk products thereof from Paraguay 
that were issued prior to the entry into force of this Resolution, other than permits covering 
goods in transit destined for Peru, which w ill undergo health inspection and control upon 
entry. 
Specific sanitary measures will be established for the importation into Peru of livestock 
products not listed above which are capable of carrying the FMD virus.  
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 reason for urgent action:  To maintain Peru's 
livestock health status, given that the Worl d Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has 
recognized areas of Peru, designated in the 2004 and 2007 docum ents, as free from FMD 
without vaccination. 
9. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) Measure based on the International 
Animal Health Code for mammals, birds and bees  of the World Organisation for 
Animal Health (OIE) 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM N°)  
[ ] 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:  
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Resolución 
Directoral  (Directorial Resolution) No. 012-2011-AG-SENASA-DSA (available in 
Spanish) 
11. Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period of application (as applicable):  Date of 
publication in the Official Journal/as from 20 September 2011. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.   Address, fax number and E-mail address 
(if available) of other body: 
Servicio Nacional de Sa nidad Agraria (SENASA) 
Dirección General de Sanidad Animal Av. La Molina 1915, La Molina Lima 12, Perú 
Fax: +(511) 340-1486 
E-mail: ghalze@senasa.gob.pe   G/SPS/N/PER/395 
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  13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Servicio Nacional de Sa nidad Agraria (SENASA) 
Dirección General de Sanidad Animal Av. La Molina 1915, La Molina Lima 12, Perú Fax: +(511) 340-1486 
E-mail: ghalze@senasa.gob.pe