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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CRI/62 
11 August 2008 
 (08-3783) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  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 numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  International Classification fo r Standards (ICS) code 67.120  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affect ed, to the extent relevant or practicable:
 
 Trading partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Reglamento Técnico 
RTCR 411:2008:  Productos cárnicos embutidos :  salchicha, salchichón, mortadela y 
chorizo.  Especificaciones (Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 411:2008: 
Sausage-type products:  sausage, salami, mortadel la and chorizo.  Specifications) (30 pages, 
in Spanish). 
Text available at: 
http://www.senasa.go.cr/documentosenconsultaOMC.html  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2008/sps/CRI/08_2360_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Regulation establishes the physical, 
chemical and sanitary specifications that mu st be met by the following meat products: 
sausage, salami, mortadella and chorizo.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection,  
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations: G/SPS/N/CRI/62 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
• Decreto Ejecutivo  (Executive Decree) No. 29588 MAG-S:  Reglamento 
Sanitario y de Inspección Veterinaria de Mataderos, Producción y 
Procesamiento de Carnes  (Health and veterinary inspection regulation on 
abattoirs and meat production and processing), published in La Gaceta  
(Official Journal) No. 120 of 22 June 2002; 
• Executive Decree No. 26012-MEIC, Costa Rican Technical Regulation 
(RTCR) No. 100:1997:  Etiquetado de los Alimentos Preenvasados 
(Labelling of pre-packaged foods) and amendments thereto, published in Official Journal No. 91 of 14 May 1997; 
• Executive Decree No. 30256-MEIC-S, Costa Rican Technical Regulation 
(RTCR) No. 135:2002:  Etiquetado Nutricional de los Alimentos 
Preenvasados (Nutrition labelling of pre-pack aged food) and amendments 
thereto, published in Official Journal No. 71 of 15 April 2002; 
• Executive Decree No. 29660-MEIC:  Metrología, Unidades Legales de 
Medida (Metrology:  Legal units of measu rement), published in Official 
Journal No. 151 of 8 August 2001. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months after publication in the Official Journal  
12. Final date for comments:  60 days as from the date of notification  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification 
authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería 
Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal (SENASA) 
Centro de Información y Notificación en  Medidas Sanitarias y Fitosanitarias 
Apartado Postal 70-3006 Barreal de Heredia, Costa Rica Tel.:  +(506) 2260-8300, ext. 2065 
Fax: +(506) 2262-7831 
E-mail: notificaciones@protecnet.go.cr