. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PER/130 
29 March 2006 
 (06-1439) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Live birds (commercial birds, backyard  poultry, fighting birds, wildfowl and 
ornamental cage birds), fertile eggs, eggs for consumption, poultry meat and other poultry 
products and by-products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  France, 
Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Romania, Egypt, India, Turkey, Nigeria, Malaysia, Iraq and all other 
countries with birds affected by the avian influenza virus  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Incluyen a diversos 
países en la prohibición de importación de aves y otros productos y subproductos aviares a 
que se refiere la Resolución Jefatural N° 175-2004-AG-SENASA  (Extension of the import 
ban on live birds and other poultry products and by-products established pursuant to Departmental Resolution No. 175-2004-AG-SEN ASA to include certain other countries) 
(2 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  Extension of the import ban on live birds (commercial birds, 
backyard poultry, fighting birds, wildfowl and ornamental cage birds), fertile eggs, eggs for 
consumption, poultry meat and other poultry pr oducts and by-products, established pursuant 
to Article 3 of Departmental Resolution No. 175-2004-AG-SENASA, to include the following countries:  France, Azerbaijan, Ukrain e, Romania, Egypt, India, Turkey, Nigeria, 
Malaysia, Iraq and all other count ries with birds affected by  the avian influenza virus, 
according to information communicated by the o fficial veterinary services of the countries 
concerned. 
 Cancellation of all unused and valid anim al health import permits issued at the 
national level by SENASA for animals and anim al products and by-products from the above 
countries, except for goods in transit to Pe ru, which will undergo sanitary inspection and 
control upon 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 G/SPS/N/PER/130 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  To protect the health 
status of poultry in Peru given that avian influenza is a disease exotic to the country.  
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 International Animal 
Health Code for mammals, birds and bees of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). 
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Departmental 
Resolution No. 058-2006-AG-SENASA (available 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 from 17 March 2006. 
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [   ] National notification 
authority,    [   ] National enquiry poin t 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 313-3310 E-mail: odominguez@senasa.gob.pe