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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CRI/60 
31 January 2008 
 (08-0459) 
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):  Fishery and aquaculture products and by-products for human consumption 
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 de Límites 
Máximos Microbiológicos y de Residuos de Medicamentos y Contaminantes para los 
Productos y Subproductos de la Pesca y de la Acuicultura Destinados  al Consumo Humano 
(Regulation establishing the maximum microbiological and residue limits for veterinary 
drugs and contaminants in fishery and aquaculture products and by-products for human consumption) (9 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The notified Regulation establishes the maximum permissible 
residue limits for toxic waste and the microbiological count for fishery and aquaculture 
products and by-products marketed for human consumption. 
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:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE),  [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Regulation 
establishing the maximum microbiological a nd residue limits for veterinary drugs and 
contaminants in fishery and aquaculture products and by-products for human consumption.  Published for public consulta tion in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 224 of 
22 November 2007.  The draft proposal is available in Spanish at: 
http://www.senasa.go.cr/documentosenconsulta.html
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  One month 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 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 Notificación en  Medidas Sanitarias y Fitosanitarias 
Apartado Postal 70-3006 Barreal de Heredia, Costa Rica 
Tel.: +(506) 260-8300, ext. 2065 
Fax: +(506) 262-7831 E-mail: notificaciones@protecnet.go.cr Web site: http://www.protecnet.go.cr