G/SPS/N/CRI/218  
1 October  2019 
(19-6326) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
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) ; Ministerio  de Agricultura y Ganadería , MAG (Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock)  
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) : Day-old live poultry (HS code : 0105), fertile eggs (HS code : 0407), 
fresh meat (HS code : 0207), meat offal of poultry (HS code : 1602) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Chile 
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución N° SENASA -DG-R038-2019. - Dirección 
General . Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal  (Resolution SENASA -DG-R038-2019 - 
Directorate -General of the Nationa l Animal Health Service) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 2 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CRI/19_5375_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Resolution orders the temporary suspension of 
imports from Chile to Costa Rica of the goods specified in Chapter 10.4 "Infection with 
avian influe nza viruses" of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for 
Animal Health (OIE) (live birds, fertile eggs and products and by -products of avian origin) 
in which trade is authorized and which were produced or obtained 21 calendar days p rior 
to the beginning of the outbreak of notifiable avian influenza reported by the Agriculture 
and Livestock Service (SAG).  
This excludes products that may be subject to mitigation measures at the place of origin, 
in accordance with the above Chapter of t he OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, for which 
the sanitary certificates accompanying imports must indicate the mitigation measures to 
which the avian products were subject, including irradiation treatment, cooking time and 
temperature, pasteurization, a nd sterilization.  
SENASA will resume trade in the aforementioned goods three months after the application 
of the measures established in Article 10.4.3, subparagraph 2, of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code.  
7. 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.  G/SPS/N/CRI/218  
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action : On 5 September 
2019, the SAG informed the OIE of the presence of low pathogenic avian influenza 
(serotype H7) in six -month -old turkeys for fattening in El Peumo, Los Nogales and 
Valparaíso . The sanitary event was reported to have started on 2 7 August , and was 
confirmed on  2 September  this year . Costa Rica being a country free of avian influenza in 
which poultry farming is one of the most important economic activities, SENASA must 
safeguard the sanitary measures taken to maintain the country's health status and prevent 
the disease from entering the country.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4 "Infection with avian 
influenza viruses" of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[ ] None  
Does this  proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable) : 
Immediately  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. 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