. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/PER/350 
5 October 2010  
 (10-5068) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:  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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Horses for breeding and rearing, compe tition and sport, shows, exhibitions 
and fairs, temporary entry, slaughter, inter alia . 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Uruguay  
5. Title of the notified document:  Suspenden la importación de  equinos destinados a 
reproducción, competencia o deporte, crianz a, espectáculos, exposición o ferias, 
internamiento temporal, matanza y otros, procedentes de Uruguay (Suspension of the 
importation into Peru from Uruguay of horses for breeding and rearing, competition and 
sport, shows, exhibitions and fa irs, temporary entry, slaughter, inter alia ). 
Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  1 
Text available online at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/PER/10_3730_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Suspension for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) calendar 
days of the importation into Peru from Uruguay of horses for breeding and rearing, 
competition and sport, shows, exhibitions and fairs, temporary entry, slaughter, inter alia . 
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 reason for urgent action:  To maintain Peru's 
livestock health status, given that equine viral arteritis (EVA) disease has never been 
reported in this country. G/SPS/N/PER/350 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  If so, identify the standard: 
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) Measure based on the International Animal 
Health Code for mammals, birds and bees of the World Organization for Animal 
Health (OIE) 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
10. Other relevant documents and langu age(s) in which these are available:   Resolución 
Directoral (Directorial Resolution) No. 026-2010-AG-SENASA-DSA (available in 
Spanish). 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  On the day 
following publication in the Official Journal, as from 27 September 2010. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria (SENASA) 
Dirección de Sanidad Animal 
Av. La Molina 1915, La Molina 
Lima 12, Perú Fax: +(51 1) 340-1486 E-mail: ghalze@senasa.gob.pe