G/SPS/N/CRI/263  
15 March  2024 
(24-2332) 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, Ministerio de Agricultura y 
Ganadería  (National Animal Health Service, 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) : All food and raw materials of animal origin for use in the processing 
of food for human consumption  
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 : El Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal establece niveles 
máximos de contaminantes químicos permitidos en productos de origen animal para el 
consumo humano (Establishment by the National Animal Health Service of maximum levels 
of chemic al contaminants permitted in products of animal origin for human consumption) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/202 4/SPS/CRI/24_02008_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the maximum permitted levels of 
chemical contaminants (including non -veterinary agricultural pesticides, toxins (except 
microbial toxins), heavy metals) of the National Animal Health Service, as set out in the 
regulations of the following agencies and in the order listed below:  
1. Domestic regulations;  
2. Codex Alimentarius;  
3. United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA);  
4. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA);  
5. European Union (EU).  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : The maximum levels set out in, inter alia , CXS  193-
1995 (and revisions) and the Codex Alimentarius Commission database of MRLs for 
pesticides, as last endorsed by CAC45, are being adopted.  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : G/SPS/N/CRI/263  
- 2 - 
  [ ] 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:  
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 : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal, La Gaceta  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 May 2 024 
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, [X]  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