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17/08/2012
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Mandates Costa Rican commercial fishing vessels to obtain a Veterinary Operation Certificate (CVO) within staggered deadlines, conditioning the entry of fishery products into the consumption chain.Obliga a las embarcaciones de la flota pesquera comercial costarricense a obtener un Certificado Veterinario de Operación (CVO) en plazos escalonados, condicionando el ingreso de productos pesqueros a la cadena de consumo.
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This directive from the National Animal Health Service (SENASA) mandates that all vessels within the Costa Rican commercial fishing fleet must obtain a Veterinary Operation Certificate (CVO) in order to introduce fishery products into the human or animal consumption chain. It is grounded in the General Law of SENASA (No. 8495) and the Fisheries and Aquaculture Law (No. 8436), and aims to ensure the safety of fishery products from capture to marketing. The directive sets differentiated deadlines for obtaining the CVO based on vessel type: one year for industrial, semi-industrial, and advanced vessels; two years for medium-scale vessels; and four years for small-scale or artisanal vessels. Vessels that fail to comply within these deadlines will be prohibited from placing products on the market, and non-compliance will be sanctioned under the infringement chapter of Law No. 8495. It also instructs SENASA departments to coordinate with INCOPESCA to effectively implement the measure.Esta directriz del Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal (SENASA) establece la obligatoriedad de que todas las embarcaciones de la flota pesquera comercial costarricense cuenten con un Certificado Veterinario de Operación (CVO) para poder introducir productos pesqueros en la cadena de consumo humano o animal. Se fundamenta en la Ley General del SENASA (N° 8495) y en la Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura (N° 8436), y responde a la necesidad de garantizar la inocuidad de los productos pesqueros desde su captura hasta su comercialización. La directriz fija plazos diferenciados para la obtención del CVO según el tipo de embarcación: un año para industriales, semiindustriales y avanzadas; dos años para las de mediana escala; y cuatro años para las de pequeña escala o artesanales. Las embarcaciones que no cumplan en los plazos señalados no podrán ingresar productos al mercado, y su incumplimiento será sancionado conforme al capítulo de infracciones de la Ley N° 8495. Además, se instruye a las direcciones del SENASA para coordinar con el INCOPESCA la implementación efectiva de la medida.
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1st Every vessel that is part of the Costa Rican Commercial Fishing Fleet must have a Veterinary Operation Certificate (CVO) in order to introduce fishery products from the capture of marine fauna to the human or animal consumption chain, as a guarantee that such products are safe. [...] 3rd Once the aforementioned deadlines have expired, those vessels that do not have a Veterinary Operation Certificate may not introduce captured fishery products to the human consumption chain, and for this purpose, the corresponding sanitary measures will be issued in each particular case, and likewise their non-compliance will be protected under Chapter IX "Infractions and sanctions" of the aforementioned Law No. 8495.1º Toda embarcación que integre la Flota Pesquera Comercial costarricense deberá contar con Certificado Veterinario de Operación (CVO) a los efectos de poder ingresar productos pesqueros provenientes de la captura de la fauna marina a la cadena de consumo humano o animal, como garantía de que dichos productos son inocuos. [...] 3º Vencidos los plazos antes indicados aquellas embarcaciones que no cuenten con Certificado Veterinario de Operación no podrán ingresar a la cadena de consumo humano productos pesqueros capturados y para ello se dictarán para cada caso particular las medidas sanitarias que correspondan e igualmente su incumplimiento será tutelado conforme al Capitulo IX "Infracciones y sanciones" de la referida Ley Nº 8495.
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"Toda embarcación que integre la Flota Pesquera Comercial costarricense deberá contar con Certificado Veterinario de Operación (CVO) a los efectos de poder ingresar productos pesqueros provenientes de la captura de la fauna marina a la cadena de consumo humano o animal, como garantía de que dichos productos son inocuos."
"Every vessel that is part of the Costa Rican Commercial Fishing Fleet must have a Veterinary Operation Certificate (CVO) in order to introduce fishery products from the capture of marine fauna to the human or animal consumption chain, as a guarantee that such products are safe."
Artículo 1°
"Toda embarcación que integre la Flota Pesquera Comercial costarricense deberá contar con Certificado Veterinario de Operación (CVO) a los efectos de poder ingresar productos pesqueros provenientes de la captura de la fauna marina a la cadena de consumo humano o animal, como garantía de que dichos productos son inocuos."
Artículo 1°
"Vencidos los plazos antes indicados aquellas embarcaciones que no cuenten con Certificado Veterinario de Operación no podrán ingresar a la cadena de consumo humano productos pesqueros capturados."
"Once the aforementioned deadlines have expired, those vessels that do not have a Veterinary Operation Certificate may not introduce captured fishery products to the human consumption chain."
Artículo 3°
"Vencidos los plazos antes indicados aquellas embarcaciones que no cuenten con Certificado Veterinario de Operación no podrán ingresar a la cadena de consumo humano productos pesqueros capturados."
Artículo 3°
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in the full text - Full Text of Standard 005 Establishes that vessels comprising the Costa Rican Commercial Fishing Fleet must hold a Veterinary Operating Certificate (Certificado Veterinario de Operación, CVO) Full Text of record: E6CC5 NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH SERVICE GENERAL DIRECTORATE DIRECTIVE SENASA-DG-D005-2012
1. That the General Law of the National Animal Health Service, No. 8495 of April 6, 2006, establishes as the competence of SENASA the administration, planning, direction, and taking of pertinent veterinary or sanitary measures regarding the control of safety and wholesomeness (inocuidad) of products and by-products of animal origin, in the stages of capture, production, industrialization, and marketing, considering food additives, veterinary drug residues, pesticides, and other chemical, biological, or biotechnological contaminants.
2. That the Veterinary Operating Certificate is, in accordance with the aforementioned Law No. 8495, the document granted by SENASA, by which authorization shall be recorded so that the requesting natural or legal person may engage in one or several of the activities mentioned in Article 56 of Law 8495, and which shall not need to be renewed as long as the sanitary requirements demanded at the time of its issuance are constantly met, and may be withdrawn if it is determined, after inspection, that the establishment does not meet the sanitary requirements set for the authorized activity.
3. That it is the State's function to establish hygienic and sanitary measures that guarantee a high level of protection of human life and health, through the wholesomeness (inocuidad) of the entire chain of fishery and aquaculture products.
4. That for the above purposes, it is necessary to incorporate the vessels of the national fishing fleet into the sanitary system established by the National Animal Health Service through the Veterinary Operating Certificate, and therefore it should be required that these vessels hold said authorization in order for them to adjust their structure and processes and thereby guarantee that fishery products are wholesome and that they maintain this condition from the place of primary production until they are placed on the national market and/or exported, this being the responsibility of each of the operators in the chain.
5. That Law No. 8436 of March 1, 2005, the Fisheries and Aquaculture Law (Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura), defines the vessels comprising the National Fishing Fleet and dedicated to commercial fishing as small-scale (artisanal) vessels, medium-scale vessels, advanced vessels, semi-industrial vessels, and industrial vessels, all of which make up a very broad universe, and therefore it is considered necessary to establish priority criteria based on their importance due to the sanitary impact they may cause by introducing fishery products into the human and animal consumption chain and to the country's compliance with commercial sanitary obligations established with our trading partners.
6. That Mr. Javier Flores Galarza, in his capacity as Minister of Agriculture and Livestock at that time, through Directive DM-SENASA-DIR-0002-2008 of September 9, 2008, which is in force, established that ".the matter of wholesomeness (inocuidad) of food of animal origin is the exclusive competence of the National Animal Health Service, in its capacity as Sanitary Authority, and therefore the different bodies that make up the Agricultural Sector must adjust their actions, mandatory agreements, procedures, and concrete actions to this sectoral definition, and especially INCOPESCA, which must adjust its actions in this matter to what is strictly established in Article 120 of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Law (Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura)." 7. That under the protection of the foregoing, an Inter-institutional Cooperation Agreement was formalized between the Costa Rican Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Instituto Costarricense de la Pesca y Acuicultura) and the National Animal Health Service of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, in which INCOPESCA committed to collaborating with SENASA in the control and verification of compliance with requirements and conditions of fishing vessels of the Costa Rican Fleet regarding wholesomeness (inocuidad) so that the former can guarantee that fishery products are wholesome and therefore do not constitute a risk to human and animal health.
THE GENERAL DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH SERVICE OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK Establishes the following Directive:
1. Every vessel comprising the Costa Rican Commercial Fishing Fleet must hold a Veterinary Operating Certificate (Certificado Veterinario de Operación, CVO) in order to be able to introduce fishery products from the capture of marine fauna into the human or animal consumption chain, as a guarantee that said products are wholesome.
2. Regardless of its categorization, every vessel to which the Costa Rican Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (INCOPESCA), in the use of its powers, grants a catch certification as a requirement for the export of captured fishery products, must hold a Veterinary Operating Certificate within a period no longer than six calendar months from the effective date of this Directive.
For the purposes of organizing the incorporation of the remaining vessels into the sanitary system through the Veterinary Operating Certificate and taking into consideration their impact on the introduction of fishery products into the consumption chain and on the fulfillment of commercial sanitary obligations established with our trading partners, the following deadlines are established, counted from the effective date of this Directive and from which they must hold said Certificate:
(Thus amended the preceding paragraph by directive DG-010-2012 of October 19, 2012)
| Industrial and semi-industrial and advanced vessels | One calendar year |
|---|---|
| Medium-scale vessels | Two calendar years |
| Small-scale (artisanal) vessels | Four calendar years |
3. Once the previously indicated deadlines have expired, those vessels that do not hold a Veterinary Operating Certificate may not introduce captured fishery products into the human consumption chain, and for this purpose, the corresponding sanitary measures shall be dictated for each particular case, and likewise, their non-compliance shall be supervised in accordance with Chapter IX "Infractions and Sanctions" of the referenced Law No. 8495.
4. The National Operations Directorate (Dirección de Operaciones Nacionales) and the Directorate for Wholesomeness of Products of Animal Origin (Dirección de Inocuidad de Productos de Origen Animal, DIPOA), under the framework of the Cooperation Agreement dated October 11, 2010, signed with the Costa Rican Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (INCOPESCA), shall coordinate the necessary and pertinent actions so that the processes for the implementation of this Directive are effective and facilitate the National Fisheries Sector's compliance with the obligation to provide vessels with a Veterinary Operating Certificate.
5. It shall be effective from its publication in the Official Gazette La Gaceta. Likewise, it shall be published on the SENASA website.
Issued in Barreal de Ulloa, Heredia, on the twenty-third day of July two thousand twelve.
Considering:
Therefore,
en la totalidad del texto - Texto Completo Norma 005 Establece que las embarcaciones que integren la Flota Pesquera Comercial Costarricense deberán contar con Certificado Veterinario de Operación (CVO) Texto Completo acta: E6CC5 SERVICIO NACIONAL DE SALUD ANIMAL DIRECCIÓN GENERAL DIRECTRIZ SENASA-DG-D005-2012
EL DIRECTOR GENERAL DEL SERVICIO NACIONAL DE SALUD ANIMAL DEL MINISTERIO DE AGRICULTURA Y GANADERÍA Establece la siguiente Directriz:
1º-Toda embarcación que integre la Flota Pesquera Comercial costarricense deberá contar con Certificado Veterinario de Operación (CVO) a los efectos de poder ingresar productos pesqueros provenientes de la captura de la fauna marina a la cadena de consumo humano o animal, como garantía de que dichos productos son inocuos.
2º-Con independencia de su categorización, toda embarcación a la cual el Instituto Costarricense de la Pesca y Acuicultura, en uso de sus competencias le otorgue certificación de captura como requisito de exportación de los productos pesqueros capturados, deberá contar con Certificado Veterinario de Operación en un plazo no mayor a seis meses calendario a partir de la vigencia de la presente Directriz.
A los efectos de ordenar la incorporación de las restantes embarcaciones al sistema sanitario a través del Certificado Veterinario de Operación y tomando en consideración el impacto de las mismas en la introducción de productos de origen pesquero a la cadena de consumo y al cumplimiento de obligaciones de carácter comercial sanitario establecidos con nuestros socios comerciales, se establecen los siguientes plazos contados a partir de la vigencia de la presente Directriz y a partir de los cuales deberán contar con dicho Certificado:
(Así reformado el párrafo anterior mediante directriz DG-010-2012 del 19 de octubre del 2012)
| Embarcaciones industriales y semiindustriales y avanzada | Un año calendario |
|---|---|
| Embarcaciones mediana escala | Dos años calendario |
| Embarcaciones pequeña escala (artesanal) | Cuatro años calendario |
3º-Vencidos los plazos antes indicados aquellas embarcaciones que no cuenten con Certificado Veterinario de Operación no podrán ingresar a la cadena de consumo humano productos pesqueros capturados y para ello se dictarán para cada caso particular las medidas sanitarias que correspondan e igualmente su incumplimiento será tutelado conforme al Capitulo IX "Infracciones y sanciones" de la referida Ley Nº 8495.
4º- La Dirección de Operaciones Nacionales y la Dirección de Inocuidad de Productos de Origen Animal (DIPOA) bajo el marco del Convenio de Cooperación de fecha 11 de octubre del 2010 suscrito con el Instituto Costarricense de Pesca y Acuicultura, coordinarán las acciones necesarias y pertinentes a los efectos de que los procesos para la implementación de la presente Directriz, sean efectivos y faciliten al Sector Pesquero Nacional, el cumplimiento de la obligación de dotar a las embarcaciones de Certificado Veterinario de Operación.
5º-Rige a partir de su publicación en el Diario Oficial La Gaceta. Igualmente publíquese en la página web del SENASA.
Dada en Barreal de Ulloa, Heredia a los veintitrés días de julio del dos mil doce.-
Considerando:
Por tanto,
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