WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
G/SPS/N/CRI/109
19 April 2011
(11-2023)
Original: Spanish
NOTIFICATION
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Notifying Member: COSTA RICA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
Agency responsible: Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, Servicio Nacional de Salud
Animal, SENASA (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, National Animal Health Service)
Products covered (provide tariff item number(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
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
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All trading partners
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Specific regions or countries:
Title of the notified document: RTCA 65.05.52:11, Productos Utilizados 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/crnattachments/2011/sps/CRI/11_1222_00_s.pdf
Description of content: The notified Technical Regulation establishes sanitary registration and
control requirements for products used in animal feeding stuffs and establishments that produce,
market, repackage or store products used in animal feeding stuffs.
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.
Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
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Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or
related text)
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World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal
Health Code, chapter number)
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International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)
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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:
Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
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Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO)
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Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC)
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United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service
(FSIS)
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Guidelines for products used in animal feeding stuffs, Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations (FAO)
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Codex Alimentarius
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United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
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World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
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Feed Additive Compendium, United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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European Economic Community Directives
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National list of veterinary drugs that have been approved for use in feeding stuffs
Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): Upon publication in the Official Journal, La Gaceta
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy):
Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or
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Trade facilitating measure
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:
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/