World Trade

Organization G/SPS/N/PER/80
8 September 2004
(04-3743) 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 applicab

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): Live poultry (commercial birds, backyard poultry, fighting birds, wildfowl and ornamental cage birds), fertile eggs, eggs for consumption, poultry meat, and other poultry products and by-products.
Description of content: Suspension, for a period of 180 days, of imports of live poultry (commercial birds, backyard poultry, fighting birds, wildfowl and ornamental cage birds), fertile eggs, eggs for consumption, poultry meat, and other poultry products and by-products from the Netherlands.
International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[  ] International Plant Protection Convention, [  ] None
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate reference and briefly identify deviations: Measure based on the OIE International Animal Health Code for mammals, birds and bees.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National notification authority, [ X] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 13.
Texts available from: [  ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point or address, fax number and Email address (if available) of other body:
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria (SENASA)
Dirección General de Sanidad Animal
Pasaje Zela s/n Edificio Ministerio de Agricultura
Piso 10.

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): Live poultry (commercial birds, backyard poultry, fighting birds, wildfowl and ornamental cage birds), fertile eggs, eggs for consumption, poultry meat and other poultry products and by-products.
Description of content: Extends for a period of 90 days the suspension of the importation of live poultry (commercial birds, backyard poultry, fighting birds, wildfowl and ornamental cage birds) fertile eggs, eggs for consumption, poultry meat and other poultry products and by-products from Chile and the United States of America.
Final date for comments: Not indicated
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National notification authority, [ X] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 13.
Texts available from: [  ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point or address, fax number and Email address (if available) of other body:
National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA)
Directorate-General of Animal Health
Pasaje Zela s/n, Ministry of Agriculture Building
10th floor, Lima 11
Peru
Fax: (+511) 431-4478 / 423-0320
E-mail: odominguez@senasa.

Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Live poultry (commercial birds, backyard poultry, fighting birds, wildfowl and ornamental cage birds), fertile eggs, eggs for consumption, poultry meat and other poultry products and by-products.
Description of content: Suspension of the importation of live poultry (commercial birds, backyard poultry, fighting birds, wildfowl and ornamental cage birds), fertile eggs, eggs for consumption, poultry meat and other poultry products and by-products from the United States of America for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ X ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 13.
Texts available from: [ X ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and Email address (if available) of other body:
National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA)
Directorate-General of Animal Health
Pasaje Zela s/n, Ministry of Agriculture Building
10th floor, Lima 11, Peru
Fax: (+511) 431-4478 / 423-0320
E-mail: odominguez@senasa.

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 protect animal health and minimize the risk of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza being introduced into Peru by applying sanitary measures to imports of poultry and poultry products.
International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[  ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] Office International des Epizooties,
[  ] International Plant Protection Convention, [  ] None
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate reference and briefly identify deviations: Measures based on the OIE International Animal Health Code for mammals, birds and bees.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ X ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 13.
Texts available from: [ X ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and Email address (if available) of other body:

National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA)
Directorate-General of Animal Health
Pasaje Zela s/n, Ministry of Agriculture Building, 10th floor
Lima 11, Peru
Fax: (+511) 431-4478 / 423-0320
E-mail: senasa@senasa.