. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PRY/15 
28 February 2007 
 (07-0858) 
Committee on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  PARAGUAY  
If applicable, name of local government involved:        
2. Agency responsible:  Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Salud Animal  – SENACSA (National 
Animal Quality and 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 animals and products and by-produc ts of animal origin capable of 
carrying the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affect ed, to the extent relevant or practicable:
 
 Bolivia  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolución No. 121 del 
27 de enero de 2007 del Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Salud Animal/SENACSA "Por la 
cual se prohíbe temporalmente el ingreso al país de animales vivos, productos y 
subproductos de origen animal, susceptibles de  vehiculizar virus de la fiebre aftosa, 
provenientes de la República de Bolivia " (National Animal Quality and Health 
Service/SENACSA Resolution No. 121 of 27 Ja nuary 2007 temporarily prohibiting the entry 
into Paraguay of live animals and products a nd by-products of animal origin capable of 
carrying the FMD virus, from the Republic of Bolivia). 
6. Description of content:  Temporary prohibition on the entry of live animals and products 
and by-products of animal origin capable of  carrying the FMD virus, from the Republic of 
Bolivia. 
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:  According to the 
Immediate Notification Report, Ref. OIE 4645, of 26 January 2007, there has been an outbreak of the serotype O FMD virus in the Ñu flo de Chavez district of the Province of 
Santa Cruz, Bolivia (Latitude: 16°96'78'' South;  Longitude: 62°11'77'' West).  G/SPS/N/PRY/15 
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  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: 
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Spanish. 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  27 January 2007 
12. Agency or authority designated to ha ndle comments:  [ ] National notification 
authority, [  ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Servicio Nacional de Calidad  y Salud Animal (SENACSA) 
smaciel@senacsa.gov.py
 
amartinez@senacsa.gov.py  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Servicio Nacional de Calidad  y Salud Animal (SENACSA) 
smaciel@senacsa.gov.py  
amartinez@senacsa.gov.py