. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CRI/109 
19 April 2011 
 (11-2023) 
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):  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 65.05.52:11, Productos U tilizados en Alimentación 
Animal y Establecimientos.  Requisitos de Registro Sanitario y Control  (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 65.05.52:11:  "Products used in animal feeding stuffs and establishments handling such products .  Sanitary registration and control 
requirements") Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  13  
Text available online in Spanish at: 
http://www.senasa.go.cr/senasaweb/ documentosenconsultaOMC.html
 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/CRI/11_1222_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Regulation establishes sanitary registration 
and control requirements for products used in an imal feeding stuffs and establishments that 
produce, market, repackage or store pro ducts used in animal feeding stuffs. 
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:  
[ ] 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)  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/CRI/109 
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   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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
• Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) 
• Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) 
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service 
(FSIS) 
• Guidelines for products used in animal  feeding stuffs, Food and Agriculture 
Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 
• Codex Alimentarius 
• United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
• World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) 
• Feed Additive Compendium, United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 
• European Economic Community Directives 
• National list of veterinary drugs that have  been approved for use in feeding stuffs 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal, 
La Gaceta  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 
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) :  18 June 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/