G/SPS/N/CRI/248  
7 September  2022 
(22-6654) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : COSTA RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal , SENASA (National Animal 
Health Service)  
3. 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) : Arsenic and arsenic compounds classified as substances for 
veterinary medical use  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : PROPUESTA DE RESOLUCIÓN SENASA -DMV-XX-2022 
- Dirección Nacional de Medicamentos Veterinarios del Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal 
- Barreal de Ulloa, Heredia a las *** horas del **** de ****del dos mil **** . Prohibir la 
importación, fabricación, comercialización o uso de medicamentos veterinarios que 
contengan arsénico o compuestos arsenicales  (Draft  Resolution SENASA -DMV-XX-2022 - 
National Directorate for Veterinary Drugs, National Animal Health Service - Barreal de 
Ulloa, Heredia at (time) on (da y) (year), prohibiting the importation, manufacture, 
marketing or use of veterinary drugs  containing arse nic or arsenic compounds) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 8 
https://www.senasa.go.cr/informacion/legislacion -y-normativa/documentos -en-
consulta -omc 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CRI/22_5995_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text prohibits the importation, manufacture, 
marketing or use of veterinary drugs  containing arsenic or arsenic compounds . It also 
stipulates that applications for the registration of veterinary drugs containing arsenic or 
arsenic compounds, or for the renewal or recognition of their registration, are to be 
rejected . Furthermore, it prohibits the importation of arsenic or arsenic compounds for 
veterinary use.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety , [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection , 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commis sion (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : G/SPS/N/CRI/248  
- 2 - 
  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [X] Six months from date of publication, 
and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 November 2 022 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax  number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería , MAG (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)  
Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado , SFE (State Phytosanitary Service)  
Centro de Información y Notificación en MSF  (SPS Enquiry and Notification Point)  
Apartado postal 1521 - 1200 
San José, Costa Rica  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 3407  
Fax: (+506) 2549 3598  
Email: puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr