G/SPS/N/CRI/249  
23 September  2022 
(22-7142) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : COSTA RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado, Ministerio de Agricultura y 
Ganadería  (State Phytosanitary Service, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)  
3. 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) : Fresh produc e for consumption, fresh produce for industry, fresh 
cut flowers for ornamental purposes and fresh cut foliage  for ornamental purposes  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución No 225 -2022-NR-ARP-SFE - Servicio 
Fitosanitario del Estado, Departamento de Normas y Regulaciones, Unidad de Análisis de 
Riesgo de Plagas . Modificar las medidas fitosanitarias establecidas para mitigar el riesgo 
de introducción de insectos de las familias Diaspididae y Coccidae (Hemiptera : Coccoidea : 
Diaspididae y Coccidae) en productos frescos para consumo, productos frescos para 
industria, flores frescas cortada s para ornamento y follajes frescos cortados para 
ornamento . San José, a las 10:20 horas del día 07 de septiembre del año 2022.  
(Resolution No. 225-2022-NR-ARP-SFE - State Phytosanitary Service, Standards and 
Regulations Department, Pest Risk Analysis Unit , amending the phytosanitary measures 
introduced to mitigate the risk of introduction of insects of the Di aspididae and Cocc idae 
families (Hemiptera : Coccoidea : Diaspididae and Coccidae) in fresh produce for 
consumption, fresh produce for industry, fresh c ut flowers for ornamental purposes and 
fresh cut foliage for ornamental purposes . San José, at 10.20 a.m. on 7 September 2 022). 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CRI/22_6482_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Resolution amends the phytosanitary measures 
establ ished for Hemiptera : Coccoidea : Diaspididae and Coccidae insects in fresh produce 
for consumption, fresh produce for industry, fresh cut flowers for ornamental purposes 
and fresh cut foliage  for ornamental purposes , removing the mention of pests of the 
Diaspididae and Coccidae families from any declaration of pest  freedom , the need for 
treatment and pest  free areas on phytosanitary certificates requested from countries that 
export the products in question . 
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/CRI/249  
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM No.) : 
[X] None  
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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 7 September 2 022 
Proposed date of publication  (dd/mm/yy) : 7 September 2 022 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 7 September 2 022 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG)  
Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado (SFE)  
Centro de Información y Notificación en MSF  
Apartado postal 1521 - 1200 
San José, Costa Rica  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 3407  
Fax: (+506) 2549 3598  
Email: puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr