WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/CRI/8
23June1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2564)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: COSTA RICA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture andLivestock
Directorate-General ofAgricultural Protection
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Imported livefish
4. Title and number ofpages ofthenotified document: Regulations Governing the
Evaluation andApproval ofAnimal Products and/or By-Products Imported by
Costa Rica(18pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Regulations governing theimport oflivefish, products and
by-products which could carry diseases subject toofficial orspecific mandatory control.
6. Objective andrationale: Health protection
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: 1.General Lawon
Animal Health No.6243 published intheOfficial Journal "LaGaceta", 24May1978
(Spanish). 2.Regulations onAnimal Health Protection No.14584-A published inthe
Official Journal "LaGaceta", 24June 1983 (Spanish). 3.Decree No.21858-MAG,
Gaceta No.49,11March 1993.
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Tobedetermined
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Tobedetermined
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11. Final date forcomments: 60days
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
Ministry ofAgriculture andLivestock
Directorate ofAgricultural Protection
Animal Quarantine Department
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
Ministry ofAgriculture andLivestock
Directorate ofAgricultural Protection
Centre forInformation onPlant andAnimal Health forTrade
Tel.: (506) 260-6190; Fax: (506) 260-8291
E-mail: protagro@sol.racsa.co.cr
P.O.Box10094-1000 SanJosé, Costa Rica