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15 January 2020  
(20-0442) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
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 number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Prohibition on the importation of live animals of the Suidae  family 
and products there of, including those sought to be brought into the country in the luggage 
of passengers coming from countries infected with African swine fever . 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners The list of countries infected with African swine fever will 
be regularly updated online  at  
https://servicios.senasa.gob.pe/legal/consultaLeyes.html  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución Directoral Nº 0051 -2019-MINAGRI -
SENASA -DSA (Directorial Resolution No. 0051 -2019-MINAGRI -SENASA -DSA) 
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages:  1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/PER/20_0478_ 00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified Directorial Resolution prohibits the importation of 
live animals of the Suidae  family and products thereof, including those sought to be 
brought into the country in the luggage of passengers coming from cou ntries infected 
with African swine fever.  
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. Is there a rele vant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
Section 15 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM No. ): 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No  G/SPS/N/PER/865  
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 10 December 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 December 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 16 December 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of o ther body:  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Eva Luz Martinez Bermudez, Directora General  (Director -General)  
Dirección de Sanidad Animal  (Animal Health Directorate)  
SENASA  
Email: emartinez@senasa.gob.pe  
SENASA  
Email: notificacionesmsf@senasa.gob.pe  
 