WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/PER/1
25July1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-2881)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: PERU
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: National Agrarian Health Service -SENASA
Ministry ofAgriculture
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Bovine animals and
sheep, andsemen, embryos, products andby-products ofbovine animals andsheep
4. Title and number ofpages ofthe notified document: "Supplementary Sanitary
Requirements fortheImportation ofAnimals, Semen andEmbryos from Countries
Affected byBSE" (6pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Banning ofimports ofanimals (cattle andsheep), semen, embryos
andabattoir products from countries affected byBSE.
6. Objective andrationale: Toprevent theentry ofexotic diseases affecting animal health.
7. Nature oftheurgent problem(s): Maintaining thehealth situation ofPeru, freefrom
exotic diseases
8. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Linked totheappearance ofbovine spongiform encephalopathy
9. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable:
Resolución Jefatural No.058-96-AG-SENASA (published on29.3.96)
Resolución Jefatural No.061-96-AG-SENASA (published on16.4.96)
Resolution No.344oftheBoard oftheCartagena Agreement, establishing sanitary
requirements fortheimportation ofanimals, semen, embryos, meatandmeatproducts
10. Date ofentry intoforce/period ofapplication: Onthedateofpublication intheOfficial
Journal.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
SENASA -Ministry ofAgriculture
Telefax (0051-1) 338026, 337802, 314478, 234927