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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PER/132 
20 April 2006 
 (06-1822) 
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 nu mber(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- sterile organic products, fodder and hay 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Ecuador 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Suspenden importación de 
diversas especies y productos de origen animal procedentes de Ecuador en prevención de la 
Fiebre Aftosa – Resolución Jefatural N° 087-2006-AG-SENASA  (Departmental Resolution 
No. 087-2006-AG-SENASA suspending the importation of certain animals and animal products 
from Ecuador in order to prevent foot-a nd-mouth disease) (2 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  A temporary suspension for a period of 180 calendar days of imports 
of 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-sterile organic products, fodder and 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 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 recognized by SENASA as free from the disease and 
an area recognized by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as FMD-free without 
vaccination. G/SPS/N/PER/132 
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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. 
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. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Departmental 
Resolution No. 149-2005-AG-SENASA (available in Spanish). 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  On the date of its publication 
in the Official Journal El Peruano , as of 9 April 2006. 
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. 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, Perú  Fax: (+51 1) 313-3315 and 313-3310  E-mail: odominguez@senasa.gob.pe  
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. 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