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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/44
10 January 2003
(03-0141)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  PERU
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  National Agrarian Health Service - SENASA
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Live poultry (commercial birds, backyard poultry, fighting birds, wildfowl and
ornamental cage birds), fertile eggs, eggs for consumption, poultry meat and other poultryproducts and by-products.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Extension of the
Temporary Suspension of the Importation of Live Poultry, Eggs, Poultry Meat and PoultryProducts and By-Products from Chile and the United States of America.  Departmental
Resolution No. 259-2002-AG-SENASA.
6. Description of content:  Extends for a period of 90 days the suspension of the importation
of live poultry (commercial birds, backyard poultry, fighting birds, wildfowl and ornamental
cage birds) fertile eggs, eggs for consumption, poultry meat and other poultry products and
by-products from Chile and the United States of America.
Imports of products of poultry origin from Chile and the United States of America
will be permitted provided that they meet the animal health requirements laid down by
SENASA, including processing to ensure destruction of the avian influenza 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
To prevent the introduction into Peru of the avian influenza virus from countries affected by
the disease.
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[    ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] Office International des Epizooties,
[    ] 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 OIE International Animal Health Code for mammals, birds and bees.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
Departmental Resolution No. 259-2002-AG-SENASA (available in Spanish).G/SPS/N/PER/44
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10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not indicated
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal, El Peruan , as
from 19 December 2002.
12. Final date for comments:  Not indicated
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA)
Directorate-General of Animal HealthPasaje Zela s/n, Ministry of Agriculture Building
10
th floor, Lima 11
Peru
Fax:  (+511) 431-4478 / 423-0320
E-mail:  odominguez@senasa.gob.pe