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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/28
23 May 2001
(01-2630)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
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).  Ruminants and live swine, semen or embryos of ruminants or pigs, fresh,
chilled or frozen meat, entrails and offal, untanned hides and skins, unwashed or greasywool, and products of these species used in animal feed;  non-sterile organic products,
fodder and hay.  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands (Holland), Argentina and Uruguay
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Suspension of the Import of
Ruminants, Swine and Products thereof from the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands
(Holland), Argentina and Uruguay.  De partmental Resolution No. 108-2001-AG-SENASA.
5. Description of content:  Suspension of the import from the above-mentioned countries, due
to the presence of foot-and-mouth disease on their territory, of ruminants and live swine,
semen or embryos of ruminants or pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen meat, offal and entrails,untanned hides and skins, unwashed or greasy wool, and products of these species used in
animal feed:  non-sterile organic products, fodder and hay.
Imports will be allowed of those products of ruminant or porcine origin which meet
the animal health requirements laid down by SENASA, including their processing to ensure
destruction of the foot-and-mouth virus.
6. 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   Prevention of the entry of the foot-and-mouth virus from
countries affected by that disease.
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  To maintain Peru's status, following action to control
the incidence of this disease throughout Peruvian territory from October 2000, and given the
existence of areas free of the disease.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Measures based on the OIE International
Animal Health Code for mammals, birds and bees.  FAO Recommendation.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Departmental
Resolution No. 108-2001-AG-SENASA (2 pages, in Spanish)G/SPS/N/PER/28
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10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  From 3 May 2001
11. Texts available from/and 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:           