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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/14
22 March 2000
(00-1189)
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 Agricultural 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). Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Live bovine animals, products and by-products of bovine, sheep or goat
origin.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Inclusion of Denmark in the
Resolution Establishing Sanitary Measures Applicable to European Exports
5. Description of content:  The current epidemiological situation of Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy (BSE) makes it necessary to update Departmental Resolution No. 109-98-
AG-SENASA, by extending its scope to cover Denmark and maintaining the application of
the above restriction until risk assessments are carried out and duly checked and endorsed
by SENASA and the International Office of Epizootics (IOE).
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests  To protect animal health, to minimize the risk of introducing
this disease into the country through the application of sanitary measures on imports of
bovine, sheep or goat origin and their products, except for semen and dairy products.
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  The occurrence of BSE has been reported in the North
of the Jutland peninsula (Jylland) in the Kingdom of Denmark.
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:  IOE International Animal Health Code, on
mammals, birds and bees
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Departmental
Resolution No. 041-2000-AG-SENASA and De partmental Resolution No. 109-98-AG-
SENASA
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  From 12 March 2000G/SPS/N/PER/14
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11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[    ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria (SENASA)
Dirección General de Sanidad Animal
Pasaje Zela s/n Edificio Ministerio de AgriculturaPiso 10, Lima 11
Peru
Fax:  +(51 1) 431 4478 – 423 0320