. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CRI/80 
16 June 2009 
 (09-2925) 
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 Ganadería, 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):  Bovine animals and products thereof:  HS tariff headings 0201 and 0202 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners, or 
[ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  Reglamento para la Prevención, el Control y la 
Erradicación de la Tuberculosis en los Bovinos, Decreto Ejecutivo No. 34852-MAG  
(Executive Decree No. 34852-MAG of the Mini stry of Agriculture and Livestock:  
Regulation on the prevention, control and eradi cation of tuberculosis in bovine animals), 
published in the Official Journal La Gaceta  of 27 November 2008. 
Text available online at: 
http://www.senasa.go.cr/Documentos/Decretos/34852-MAG.pdf  
Full text of notification: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/CRI/09_2117_00_s.pdf  
Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  6 
6. Description of content:  Declaration of tuberculosis as a disease subject to mandatory 
control measures, under the coordination and su rveillance of the National Animal Health 
Service (SENASA) and with the participation of groups of stockbreeders, approved veterinary surgeons, private enterprises a nd other public and non-governmental bodies and 
agencies. 
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.  G/SPS/N/CRI/80 
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  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)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM N°)  
[ ] 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:  Executive 
Decree No. 34852-MAG of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, published in 
Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 230 of 27 November 2008. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon the publication of Executive Decree 
No. 34852-MAG in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 230 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  27 November 2008 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  27 May 2009 
[ ] 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 70-3006 Barreal de Heredia, Costa Rica 
Tel.: +(506) 22 60 83 00, ext. 2065 
Fax: +(506) 22 62 78 31 E-mail: notificaciones@protecnet.go.cr Website: http://www.senasa.go.cr/