WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/5
30 July 1998
(98-3029)
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
Ministry of Agriculture
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited
with the WTO.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Live
birds and poultry products
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Suspension of Imports of Live
Birds and Poultry Products from Venezuela.
5. Description of content:  Temporary suspension of the importation of live birds and poultry
products from Venezuela owing to an outbreak of Velogenic Newcastle disease.
6. Objective and rationale: To prevent the entry of the above disease which affects poultry
health.
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):   Maintaining the health situation of Peru, free from
Velogenic Newcastle disease.
8. An international standard, guidelin e or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:   International Animal Health Code, Chapter 2.1.15.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Departmental
Resolution No. 76-98-AG-SENASA (in Spanish)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable): On the date of publication
in the Official Journal
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
National enquiry point [     ] or address, telefax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria - SENASA
Ministerio de Agricultura
Pasaje Zola s/n 10º piso
Ministerio de AgriculturaJesús María
Lima, Perú
Fax:  (00511) 433 8016 - 433 7802 - 431 4478 - 432 8889 - 432 4927
E-mail:  odominguez@senasa.minag.gob.pe
Lrevolledo@senasa.minag.gob.pe