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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/CRI/120 
28 February 2012 
 (12-1115) 
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 Ganaderí a, Servicio Nacional de Salud 
Animal , SENASA (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, National Animal Health Service)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  The slaughter, cutting, boning, packaging and storage of poultry. 
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 Sanitario y de Inspección Veterinaria de 
Establecimientos de Sacrificio y Procesadores de Aves  (Health and veterinary inspection 
regulation on establishments engaged in the slaughter and processing of poultry) 
Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  32 
Text available at:  http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/CRI/12_0777_00_s.pdf  
 http://201.204.174.99/senasa/s itio/index.php/subsecciones/view/163  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation seeks to establish the physical, sanitary 
and operating requirements for establishments engaged in the slaughter, cutting, boning, 
packaging and storage of poultry, as well as other aspects relating to these activities, with a 
view to ensuring the proper functioning of such establishments in national territory. 
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.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None G/SPS/N/CRI/120 
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  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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
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) :  Date of publication in the Official Journal La Gaceta . 
Establishments will have 12 calendar months from the publication of the notified regulation 
to bring their facilities into compliance with  the documentary, structural and building 
requirements set forth in the regulation. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  28 April 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería 
Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal 
Centro de Información y Notificación MSF Apartado Postal 10094-1000 San José, Costa Rica Tel.: (+506) 2549-3454 
Fax: (+506) 2549-3599 
E-mail: puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr