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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PER/90 
23 March 2005 
 (05-1226) 
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:  National Agrarian Health Service – SENASA.  
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):  In vivo- derived bovine embryos  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
 Countries affected by Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Amendment to an 
Article of Departmental Resolution No. 59-2004-AG-SENASA Prohibiting the Importation 
of Bovine, Ovine, Caprine, Cervid and Feline Embryos.  
6. Description of content:  Article 3 of Departmental Resolution No. 59-2004-AG – 
SENASA of 10 March 2004 is amended as follows: 
 Import ban on bovine, ovine, caprine, cervi d and domestic and wild feline embryos 
from the countries affected by Bovine S pongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) listed in 
Annex A. 
 Authorization of the issuance of animal health import permits for in vivo- derived 
bovine embryos from countries affected by B ovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, provided 
that the requirements established by SENASA in  accordance with the recommendations of 
the International Embryo Transfer Society an d the World Organization for Animal Health 
and relevant existing regional and national standards are met. 
 Inclusion of in vivo- derived bovine embryos in the "List of goods that do not 
present a health risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy transmission" in Annex B to 
Departmental Resolution No. 59-2004-AG - SENASA.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [    ] protect territory from 
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 8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  Resolution No. 847 of 
the General Secretariat of the Andean Community of 6 August 2004 providing for the update of the basic catalogue of pests and diseases exotic to the Andean subregion and 
establishing import requirements import for liv estock products from countries affected by 
Scrapie and BSE.  
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ H:\05_1947.doc ] None If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Measures based on the OI E Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code and the health regulations  of the Andean Community of Nations.  
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Departmental 
Resolution No. 026-2005-AG (3 pages, in Spanish)  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  The day after its 
publication in the Official Journal, El Peruano , on 24 February 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:   
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria – SENASA 
Dirección General de Sanidad Animal Av. La Molina 1915, Distrito de la Molina, Lima 12 – Peru Fax: +511 313 3315 +511 313310 
E-mail:  postmaster@senasa.gob.pe
, odominguez@senasa.gob.pe  
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: