G/SPS/N/CRI/200  
5 July 2018 
(18-4230) 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 , SENASA (National Animal Health 
Service) Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería  (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 pro vided in addition, 
where applicable) : Products and by -products of animal origin for personal consumption 
that are brought into Costa Rica by passengers and tourists in their luggage, including food 
and chews.  
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 N° SENASA -DG-R0047 -2018 - Dirección 
General Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal  (Resolution SENASA -DG-R0047 -2018 - 
Directorate -General of the National Animal Health Service) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 3 
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CRI/18_3498_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Entry requirements to be met by products and by -products of 
animal origin for personal consumption that are brought into Costa Rica by passengers and 
tourists in their luggage.  
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 standa rd? 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 5.3 of the Terrestrial and Aquatic Animal Health Code s (Procedures 
used by the OIE related to the WTO SPS Agreement);  
 Chapter 5.7 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code and;  
 Chapter 5.9 of the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code (Animal health measures 
that must  be applied upon entry).  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/CRI/200  
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from t he 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
http://www.senasa.go.cr/i nformacion/legislacion -y-normativa/resoluciones   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 24 April 2 018 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 24 April 2 018 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/ yy): 24 April 2 018 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 
3 September 2 018 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if  available) of other body: