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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/36
23 October 2001
(01-5192)
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
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable). Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Ruminants and live swine, semen and embryos of ruminants or pigs, fresh,
chilled or frozen meat, entrails and offal, untanned hides and skins, unwashed or greasy
wool, and products of these species, used in animal feed; non-sterile organic products,
fodder and hay.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Suspension of the Importation of
Ruminants, Swine and Products Thereof from Bolivia.  Departmental Resolution No. 178-
2001-AG-SENASA
5. Description of content:  Suspension of the Importation from Bolivia, owing to the presence
of foot-and-mouth disease on its territory, of ruminants and live swine, semen and embryos
of ruminants or pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen meat, offal and entrails, untanned hides and
skins, unwashed or greasy wool, and products of these species used in animal feed, non-
sterile organic products, fodder and hay.
Imports of products of ruminant or swine origin which meet the animal health
requirements laid down by SENASA, including processing to ensure destruction of foot-
and-mouth virus, will be allowed.
6. Objective and rationale:  [     ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,[     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests To prevent the spread of the foot-and-mouth virus from countries
affected by the disease.
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  To keep Peru free from the foot-and-mouth virus,
following action to control the incidence of this disease throughout the national territory
since October 2000 and given the existence of areas free from the disease.
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:  Measures based on the OIE International
Animal Health Code for Mammals, Birds and Bees.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Departmental
Resolution No. 178-2001-AG-SENASA (1 page, in Spanish)G/SPS/N/PER/36
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10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  From 4 September 2001
11. Texts available from/and 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:           