G/SPS/N/CRI/199  
23 March  2018 
(18-1790) 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 : National Animal Health Service (SENASA), Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)  
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) : Risk products defined in Chapter 10.4 ("Infection with avian influenza 
viruses") of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code ( poultry  is defined as 'all domesticated 
birds, including backyard poultry, used for the production of meat or eggs for consumption, 
for the production of other commercial  products, for restocking supplies of game, or for 
breeding these categories of birds, as well as fighting cocks used for any purpose ') 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Spec ific regions or countries : Jasper County, Missouri, United States  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución N° SENASA -DG-R0028 -2018 - Dirección 
General Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal  (Resolution SENASA -DG-R0028 -2018 - 
Directorate -General of the National Animal Health Service) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CRI/18_1665_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CRI/18_1665_01_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Orders the temporary suspension of imports of goods under 
Chapte r 10.4 ("Infection with avian influenza viruses") of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code from Jasper County, Missouri, United States, produced or obtained 21 calendar days 
prior to the beginning of the notified outbreak and from establishments that have  not 
received products from affected counties.  
This excludes products that may be subject to mitigation measures at the place of origin, 
in accordance with the above Chapter of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, for which 
the sanitary certificates acc ompanying imports must indicate the mitigation measures to 
which the avian products were subject, including irradiation treatment, cooking time and 
temperature, pasteurization, and sterilization.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal hea lth, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action : Information 
supplied by the United States Department of  Agriculture to the OIE concerning the 
presence of low pathogenic avian influenza (serotype H7N1) in a turkey fattening farm in 
Jasper County, Missouri . The sanitary event was reported to have started on 2 6 February , 
and was confirmed on 3 March  of this ye ar. Costa Rica being a country free of avian G/SPS/N/CRI/199  
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  influenza in which poultry farming is one of the most important economic activities, 
SENASA has no choice but to take appropriate sanitary measures 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 re gulation 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 : N° 
SENASA -DG-R0028 -2018.pdf  
http://www.senasa.go.cr/informacion/centro -de-
informacion/informacion/sgc/d ca/resoluciones -2/2112 -senasa -dg-r0028 -2018-influenza -
aviar-09mar2018/file   
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 emai l address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería  (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)  
Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado  
Centro de Información y Notificación MSF  (SPS Enquiry and Notification Point)  
San José, Costa Rica  
Tel.: (506) 2549 3600  
Email : puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr