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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CRI/93 
11 March 2010 
 (10-1312) 
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):  Ixodicides for bovine use 
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:  Norma Oficial Costarricense de Efectividad Biológica 
para Registro de los Ixodicidas de Uso en Bovinos y Método de Prueba (Official 
Costa Rican Biological Effectiveness Standard on the registration of ixodicides for bovine 
use and the applicable test method). 
Text available online in Spanish at: 
http://www.senasa.go.cr/Documentos/Legal/D irectrices/DIRECTRIZ-SENASA-013-09.pdf  
 Full text of notified document: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/CRI/10_0990_00_s.pdf
 
Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  18 
6. Description of content:  The notified Standard is mandato ry throughout national territory 
and seeks to establish the test methods and parameters for biological effectiveness 
applicable to ixodicide products for bovine use. 
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/93 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] 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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
- Ley General del Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal, SENASA  (General Law governing 
the National Animal Health Service) No. 8495 of 6 April 2006 and Decreto Ejecutivo  
(Executive Decree) of the Ministry of Ag riculture and Livestock No. 28861-MAG of 
12 August 2002:  Reglamento de Registro y Contro l de Medicamentos Veterinarios  
(Regulations governing the registration a nd control of veterinary medicines);  
- Executive Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock No. 34319-MAG of 
27 February 2008:  Reglamento de Estructura Organizativa del SENASA  (Regulations 
governing the organizational structure of SENASA). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication of the Directive ( Directriz ) 
DG-SENASA-13-2009 in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 29. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  11 February 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  11 February 2010 
[ ] 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 handl e comments:  [ ] 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) 22 60 83 00, Ext. 2065 
Fax: +(506) 22 62 78 31 
E-mail: notificaciones@sfe.go.cr Website: http://www.senasa.go.cr