WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/30
23 May 2001
(01-2632)
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).  Poultry and poultry products  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to
the extent relevant or practicable:  All
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Draft Regulation on the Transport
of Poultry and Poultry Products (4 pages)
5. Description of content: . Regulates the technical sanitary aspects of the transport of poultry
and poultry products, with the aim of avoiding the risk of dissemination of communicable
poultry and other diseases of public health significance.
The transport of live poultry and poultry products is made subject to the
indispensable requirement of a health certificate issued by SENASA veterinary surgeons or
approved veterinary surgeons.
Financial penalties are established for any violation of this Regulation.
6. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Pre-publication of
the draft Regulation in the Official Journal "El Peruano" (11 February 2001)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 June 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 June 2001
11. Final date for comments:  11 March 2001
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:           
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: