. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PER/123 
18 November 2005 
 (05-5468) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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):  Birds and poultry products, by-products and biologicals  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
 Colombia  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Suspenden importación 
de aves vivas, huevos fértiles, huevos para consumo, carn e de ave, productos, subproductos 
y biológicos aviares procedentes de Colombia  (Suspension of the importation of live birds, 
fertile eggs, eggs for consum ption, poultry meat and poultry products, by-products and 
biologicals from Colombia) (1 page, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  Temporary suspension for a period of 180 calendar days of the 
importation of live birds (commercial birds, b ackyard poultry, fighting birds, wildfowl and 
ornamental cage birds), fertile eggs, eggs  for consumption, poultry meat and poultry 
products, by-products and biologicals from Colombia. 
 Products of avian origin from Colombia wh ich have been subjected to a treatment 
ensuring the destruction of the avian influen za virus and which comply with the animal 
health requirements laid down by SENASA may be imported into Peru.  
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 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).  G/SPS/N/PER/123 
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 10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Departmental 
Resolution No. 189-2005-AG-SENASA (in Spanish).  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Upon publication in the 
Official Journal / as of 13 October 2005.  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority,  [   ] 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: (+511) 313 3315 and (+511) 313 3310 E-mail: odominguez@senasa.gob.pe