. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CRI/79 
16 June 2009 
 (09-2924) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Notifying Member:  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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Bovine animals and products thereof:  HS tariff headings 0201 and 0202. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners, or 
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document:  Reglamento para la Intervención de la Brucelosis Bovina, 
Decreto Ejecutivo Nº 34858-MAG (Executive Decree of the Mini stry of Agriculture and 
Livestock No. 34858-MAG:  Regulation on the c ontrol of bovine brucellosis), published in 
Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 230 of 27 November 2008. 
Text available online at:  http://www.senasa.go.cr/Documentos/Decretos/34858-MAG.pdf  
Full text of notified document: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/CRI/09_2116_00_s.pdf  
Language:  Spanish  Number of pages:  6  
6. Description of content:  Declaration of bovine brucellosis as a disease subject to 
mandatory control measures, in accordance with the rules and under the surveillance of the 
National Animal Health Service (SENASA) and in conjunction with governmental and 
non-governmental organizations, approved vete rinary surgeons, inde pendent veterinary 
surgeons, and livestock producers. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] 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)  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  G/SPS/N/CRI/79 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM N°)  
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ X] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Executive 
Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock No. 34858-MAG:  Regulation on the control of bovine brucellosis), published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 230 of 
27 November 2008. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal, 
La Gaceta  
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  27 November 2008 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  27 May 2009 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  Not applicable 
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 (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 Website:  http://www.senasa.go.cr/