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G/SPS/N/CRI/112 
5 October 2011  
 (11-4822) 
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): 
Live animals (HS Code:  01;  ICS:  13) 
Animal products of bovine origin (HS Code:  05) 
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-D007-2011 (National Animal 
Health Service Directive SENASA-DG-D007-2011)  Language(s):   S p a n i s h  
Number of pages:   11 
Text available online at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/CRI/11_3216_00_s.pdf 
http://www.senasa.go.cr/senasaweb/ases oriajuridicadirectrices.html 
6. Description of content:  Veterinary or sanitary measures relating to the control of Bovine 
Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), also known as "mad cow disease". 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] 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)  Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 11.5 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  G/SPS/N/CRI/112 
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  [ ] 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: 
National Animal Health Servi ce Directive SENASA-DG-D007-2011 
Official Journal No. 175 of 12 September 2011, 11 pages, in Spanish  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  12 September 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  12 September 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  12 September 2011 
[ ] 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 10094-1000 San José, Costa Rica Tel.: (506) 2549-3454 
Fax: (506) 2549-3599 
E-mail: notificaciones@sfe.go.cr