G/SPS/N/CRI/140  
28 October 2013  
(13-5947)  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 Livestock, 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): Crustaceans, in particular the black tiger ( Penaeus monodon ) and 
Pacific white ( Litopenaeus vannamei ) shrimp species - HS tariff subheadings: 0306.1 and 
0306.2 
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: Resolución Nº SENASA-DG-R052-2013  (Resolution No. 
SENASA-DG-R052-2013) Language: Spanish Number of pages: 3 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CRI/13_4236_00_s.pdf 
http://www.senasa.go.cr/senasa/siti o/index.php/pagi nas/view/207 
6. Description of content: The notified Resolution suspends the importation of all live 
crustaceans, intended for aquaculture, re production, research, teaching, diagnostic 
samples, animal feed, aquaculture consumption, restocking, display or ornamental 
purposes, from countries affected by the disease known as Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS) or Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Syndrome (AHPNS).  
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.  
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? 
[ ] Yes [ ] No  G/SPS/N/CRI/140 
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  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: 
http://www.fao.org/news/sto ry/es/item/175495/icode/  (available in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 3 September 2013 
Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 3 September 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 3 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 Notification 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