. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PER/127 
24 February 2006 
 
 (06-0799) 
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):  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 di sease (FMD) virus;  non-sterile organic 
products, fodder and hay. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
 Argentina 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Suspenden importación 
de diversos animales y productos de orig en animal procedente de Argentina (Suspension of 
the importation of certain animals and animal  products from Argentina) (2 pages, in 
Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  Suspension for a period of 180 calendar days of imports from 
Argentina of ruminants and live swine and se men and embryos thereof;  chilled and frozen 
meat, raw offal and entrails, untanned hid es and skins, unwashed and greasy wool;  non-
sterile organic products, fodder a nd hay;  and other risk products of these species capable of 
transmitting or carrying the FMD virus. 
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's status 
following action to monitor outbreak of the di sease throughout the national territory, given 
the existence of areas recognized by th e OIE as FMD-free without vaccination. G/SPS/N/PER/127 
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  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 Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code.  
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Departmental 
Resolution No. 034-2006-AG-SENASA (in Spanish).  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Upon publication in the 
Official Journal, El Peruano , of 10 February 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 / +51 1 313 3310 E-mail:  odominguez@senasa.gob.pe