WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.276
30June1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2688)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: COSTA RICA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture andLivestock
Directorate-General ofAgricultural Protection
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Veterinary drugs
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Executive Decree
No.22689-MAG. Official Journal "LaGaceta" No.223of6December 1993
(10pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Classification ofveterinary drugs andspecial measures (seizure,
confiscation anddestruction).
7. Objective andrationale: Protection ofanimal andpublic health
8. Relevant documents: Executive Decree No.22689-MAG of6December 1993, (in
Spanish). Regulations ontheregistration, verification, quality control andsupervision of
veterinary drugs (inSpanish).
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Tobedetermined
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10. Final dateforcomments: 60days
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
Ministry ofAgriculture andLivestock
Directorate ofAgricultural Protection
Department ofVeterinary Drugs
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
Ministry ofAgriculture andLivestock
Directorate ofAgricultural Protection
Centre forInformation onPlant andAnimal Health forTrade
P.O.Box10094-1000
SanJosé, Costa Rica
Tel: (506) 260-6190
Fax: (506) 260-8291
E-mail: protagro@sol.racsa.co.cr