G/SPS/N/CRI/141  
28 October 2013  
(13-5948)  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: Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, Servicio Nacional de Salud 
Animal , SENASA (Ministry of Agriculture and Live stock, National Animal Health Service) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Organizational structure of the National Animal Health Service 
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: Decreto Ejecutivo Nº 37917-MAG sobre el Reglamento 
de la Estructura Organizativa del Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal  (Executive Decree No. 
37917-MAG: Regulations governing the organiza tional structure of the National Animal 
Health Service) Language: Spanish Number of pages: 183 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CRI/13_4238_00_s.pdf 
http://www.senasa.go.cr/senasa/siti o/index.php/pagi nas/view/192 
6. Description of content: The notified Executive Decree establishes the organizational 
structure of the National Animal Health Service (SENASA) in order to ensure the most 
effective exercise of the responsibili ties and functions conferred by the Ley General del 
Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal  (General Law governing the National Animal Health 
Service) No. 8495 of 6 April 2006, international agreements and other related legislation. 
Chapter I: Objective 
Chapter II: Organization Chapter III: SENASA General Directorate 
Chapter IV: SENASA Technical and operational division 
Chapter V: Final provisions 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety , [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/CRI/141 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM No. ) 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
[ ] Sí [ ] 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: 
Reglamento de la Estructura Organizativa del Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal  
(Regulations governing the organizational structure of the National Animal Health Service) 
(available in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Immediately 
Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 16 September 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 177 of 16 September 
2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) of other body: 
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería 
Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado (SFE) Centro de Información y Notificación MSF 
Apartado Postal 1521 - 1200 
San José, Costa Rica Tel.: +(506) 2549-3454 
Fax: +(506) 2549-3598 
E-mail: puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr