G/SPS/N/CRI/142  
20 November 2013  
(13-6387)  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 Livest ock, 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): Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled 
or frozen (HS code 0304) 
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: Reglamento General para la Inspección Veterinaria de 
los Establecimientos de Productos Pesqueros  (General regulations governing veterinary 
inspections in fishery product establishments) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 
59 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CRI/13_4625_00_s.pdf 
http://www.senasa.go.cr/senasa/siti o/index.php/pagi nas/view/163 
6. Description of content: The notified text seeks to establish the basic safety requirements 
and principles for the production of fi shery products and by-products for human 
consumption. 
The text applies to the capture, reception, preparation, processing, packaging, storage, 
transporting, and sale of fishery products for human consumption. Products imported into 
Costa Rica must also meet the requirements established in these Regulations or other 
equivalent requirements. 
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.  G/SPS/N/CRI/142 
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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? 
[ ] 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: Decreto 
Ejecutivo Nº 34859-MAG, Reglamento General para el Otorgamiento del Certificado Veterinario de Operación  (Executive Decree No. 34859-MAG: General Regulation governing 
the issue of the veterinary certificate of operation) (available in Spanish) 
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) : To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 January 2014 
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