. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CRI/53 
20 July 2007  
 (07-3101)  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF 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 Live stock, National Animal Health 
Service) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Animals intended for the human food chain and the production areas thereof 
(water, crops, pastures, inter alia ) 
4. Regions or countries likel y to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Trading partners  
5. Title, language and number of pa ges of the notified document:  Reglamento para la 
Prohibición de Productos que Contengan Verde de Malaquita para Uso Animal. Decreto N°33720-MAG, Gaceta N° 96 del 21 de mayo de 2007  (Regulation prohibiting products 
containing malachite green for animal use.  Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Decree 
No. 33720-MAG, published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 96 of 21 May 2007)  (2 
pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The notified Regulation prohibits the importation, registration, 
manufacture, processing, marketing, innocent transit through national  territory and use of 
products containing malachite green in animal s intended for the human food chain and in 
the production areas thereof. Malachite green may only be prescribed for use in ornamental 
aquatic species. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safet y, [ X ] 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, guidelin e or recommendation exists, give the 
appropriate reference and briefly identify deviations:    G/SPS/N/CRI/53 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Ministry of 
Agriculture and Livestock Decree No. 33720-MAG, published in Official Journal La 
Gaceta  No. 96 of 21 May 2007. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Immediately. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon 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  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, 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 No tificación en Medidas San itarias y Fitosanitarias 
Apartado Postal 70-3006 
Barreal de Heredia, Costa Rica 
Tel.:   +(506) 260-8300 
Fax:   +(506) 262-7831 
E-mail: notificaciones@protecnet.go.cr