WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/6
11 August 1998
(98-3157)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
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
cattle (South American bovine animals, sheep, goats, swine and camels).
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Emergency measures against the
risk of introduction of disease.
5. Description of content:  Temporary suspension of the importation of live cattle across the
northern frontier.
6. Objective and rationale: To prevent introduction of diseases affecting animal health.
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):   Maintaining Peru's health status, free from clinical or
serological occurrences of foot and mouth 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 2.1.1.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Supreme Decree
No. 014-98-AG (in Spanish).
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable): Date of publication in the
Diario Oficial (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 Agricultura
Jesús María
Lima, Peru
Fax:  (00511) 431 4473 – 432 88 89 – 423 4927
E-mail:  odominguez@senasa.minag.gob.pe
lrevolledo@senasa.minag.gob.pe