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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CRI/103 
24 February 2011 
 (11-0954) 
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 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):  Canned fishery products. 
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:  Directriz SENASA-DG-D012-2010:  Requisitos del cierre 
doble en envases metálicos de acero par a conservas de producto pesquero (Directive 
SENASA-DG-D012-2010:  Double seam requireme nts for metallic steel containers used 
for canned fishery products)  Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  4 
Text available online at:  http://www.senasa.go.cr/asesoriajuridicadirectrices.html  
and http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/CRI/11_0604_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified Directive establishes double seam requirements for 
metallic steel containers used for canned fish ery products, with a view to ensuring that 
tinplate containers are airtight and ca nned food products properly preserved. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] 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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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)  
[ ] None G/SPS/N/CRI/103 
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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 the 
international standard: 
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Date of publication in the Official Journal 
La Gaceta.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  15 December 2010.  Official Journal No. 243 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  25 April 2011 
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 10094-1000 San José, Costa Rica 
Tel.: +(506) 2549 3454 
Fax: +(506) 2549 3599 E-mail: notificaciones@sfe.go.cr Website: http://www.senasa.go.cr/