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G/SPS/N/CRI/119 
9 February 2012 
 (12-0788) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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):  International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 65.120 
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:  RTCA 65.05.63:11, Productos U tilizados en Alimentación 
Animal.  Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura (Central American Technical Regulation 
(RTCA) No. 65.05.63.11:  Products used in animal feed.  Good manufacturing practices) Language(s):  Spanish  Number of pages:  26 
Text available at:  http://201.204.174.99/senasa/sitio /index.php/subsecciones/view/163  
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Regulation establishes the general 
provisions concerning the manufacturing and hygiene practices for products used in animal feed with a view to ensuring its safety and qua lity.  The Regulation applies to the animal 
feed industry and covers the marketing, recep tion and handling of raw materials and other 
ingredients, processing (grinding, incorporation,  mixing, pelleting, extrusion, blanching or 
flushing, packaging) and the handling, storage, labelling and distribution of finished products.  Plants engaged in the processing of  animal by-products not intended for human 
consumption (rendering) do not fall with in the purview of this Regulation. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [X] 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:  
[ ] 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)  G/SPS/N/CRI/119 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] 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: 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined 
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) :  9 April 2012 
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 
Centro de Información y Notificación MSF 
Apartado Postal 10094-1000 San José, Costa Rica Tel.: +(506) 2549-3454 Fax: +(506) 2549-3599 
E-mail: puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr