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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PER/170 
28 January 2008 
 (08-0397) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
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 nu mber(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers sh ould be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Animals and products and by-products of animal origin. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries exporting animals and products and by-products of animal origin to Peru. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Reglamento Zoosanitario 
para la Importación y Exporta ción de Mercancías Pecuarias  (Animal health regulations for the 
import and export of livestock goods) (available in Spanish, 50 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The notified text establishes the technical, administrative and legal 
provisions for preventing the entry, establishmen t and spread of quarantinable or exotic 
diseases which pose a threat to animal health in Pe ru.  It also ensures that livestock products are 
exported in a suitable sanitary state and that th ey meet the requirements of the countries for 
which they are destined.  The text aims to ensure  a steady improvement in animal health so as 
to support production, processing and exporting,  with the maintenance of disease-free zones 
and areas in which diseases are being eradicated or brought under control.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, [   ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease, [   ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] Wo rld 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:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Proyecto de Reglamento 
Zoosanitario para la Importación, Exportaci ón y Movilización de Mercancías Pecuarias  
(Animal health regulations for the import, e xport and movement of livestock goods) (available 
in Spanish, 50 pages). G/SPS/N/PER/170 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  The Regulations will enter into fo rce on the date of publication in 
the Official Journal El Peruano . 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  The Regulations will enter into force on the date of 
publication in the Official Journal El Peruano . 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days 
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: 
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria (SENASA) 
Dirección General de Sanidad Animal Av. La Molina 1915, La Molina Lima 12 Peru 
Fax:  + 51 1 340 1486 
www.senasa.gob.pe
 
Postmaster:  ghalze@senasa.gob.pe 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ]  National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: