WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.283
2July1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2698)
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: Regulations onthe
Prescription, UseandSaleofVeterinary Drugs (5-10 pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Classifies veterinary drugs according totheir level ofriskfor
animal andpublic health.
7. Objective andrationale: Animal andpublic health protection
8. Relevant documents: Draft Regulations ontheprescription, useandsaleofveterinary
drugs (inSpanish).
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Tobedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 60days
Ministry ofAgriculture andLivestock
Directorate ofAgricultural Protection
Department ofVeterinary Drugs
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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.Box: 10094-1000 SanJosé, Costa Rica
Tel: (506) 260-6190
Fax: (506) 260-8291
E-mail: protagro@sol.racsa.co.cr