. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PER/131 
4 April 2006 
 (06-1579) 
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 num ber(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 thereof; chilled or frozen meat, entrails and 
offal, hides, skins, wool and other products of  these species capable of transmitting or carrying 
the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus; non-st erile organic products, fodder and hay. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Province of 
Corrientes, Argentina 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Circunscriben a la Provincia 
de Corrientes de la República de Argentina, la suspensión de importación de especies y 
productos de origen animal establecida en la Resolución Jefatural Nº 034-2006-AG-SENASA  
(Restriction of the import ban on animals and animal products established pursuant to 
Departmental Resolution No. 034-2006-AG-SENASA to the Argentine Province of Corrientes)  
(2 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  Restriction of the import ban on certain animals and animal products 
established pursuant to Departmental Resolu tion No. 034-2006-AG-SENASA to the Argentine 
Province of Corrientes.  
 Animals and animal products and by-products from Argentina, with the exception of the 
Province of Corrientes, are allowed to enter ar eas and regions of Peru with the same foot-and-
mouth-disease status, provided that they comply with the animal health import requirements laid down by SENASA. 
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 keep Peru free from the 
FMD virus following action to control the inci dence of the disease throughout the national 
territory, and given the existence of areas cu rrently recognized by the OIE as free from the 
disease without vaccination. G/SPS/N/PER/131 
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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:  Measure based on the Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code. 
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Departmental Resolution 
No. 075-2006-AG-SENASA (in Spanish). 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  On the day following 
publication in the Official Journal El Peruano , 29 March 2006. 
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ X ] National notification authority, 
[ X ] 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: (+ 51 1) 313-3315 and 313-3310 E-mail: odominguez@senasa.gob.pe