G/SPS/N/CRI/266  
25 April 2024 
(24-3396) Page: 1/3 
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) : Plants for planting, in vitro  plants, dried parts and trimmings  of 
plants of the Musaceae family ; inert growing media, peat, peat moss ( Sphagnum  sp.); 
footwear, clothing or work tools of passengers from countries where Foc TR4 is present ; 
containers and means of transport carrying plant material from countries where Foc TR4 
is present  
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 : Proyecto de resolución de MEDIDAS FITOSANITARIAS 
PARA LA IMPORTACIÓN DE plantas para plantar y plantas in vitro de la familia Musaceae 
(Musa sp.) para plantar, originarias de cualquier país y de medidas fitosanitarias para l a 
mitigación del riesgo de la plaga Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense raza 4 tropical (Foc 
R4T) (Draft Resolution establishing phytosanitary measures for the importation of plants 
for planting and in vitro plants of the Musaceae (Musa  sp.) family originati ng in any 
country, and phytosanitary measures to mitigate the risk of  the Fusarium oxysporum  f. 
sp. cubense  tropical race 4  (Foc TR4) pest) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 
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https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/CRI/24_02790_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Resolution seek s to: 
• Establish phytosanitary measures for the importation of plants of the Musaceae family 
for planting from any country.  
• Establish phytosanitary measures for the importation of shipments of growing media, 
free of soil, originating in countries where Foc TR4 is present.  
• Establish phytosanitary measures for the importation of growing media accompanying  
plants for planting, fre e of soil, originating in countries where Foc TR4 is present.  
• Establish phytosanitary measures to mitigate the risk of passengers who have visited 
infested foreign Musaceae plantations entering the country and introducing Fusarium 
oxysporum  f. sp. cubense  tropical race 4 (Foc TR4) in footwear, clothing or work tools.  
• Establish temporary phytosanitary measures for containers and means of transport 
carrying the fruit of plants hosting Foc TR4 from countries where Fusarium oxysporum  
f. sp. cubense  tropical race 4  (Foc TR4) is present.  G/SPS/N/CRI/266  
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  • Establish phytosanitary measures for the importation of plant propagation material, 
such as in vitro plants, of the Musaceae family for countries where Fusarium 
oxysporum  f. sp. cubense  tropical race 4 (Foc TR4), Banana br act mosaic virus  
(BBrMV) and Banana bunchy top virus  (BBTV) are absent.  
• Establish phytosanitary measures for the importation of plant propagation material, 
such as in vitro plants, of the Musaceae family for countries where Fusarium 
oxysporum  f. sp. cubens e tropical race 4 (Foc TR4) and Banana bract mosaic virus  
(BBrMV) are present individually or jointly . 
• Establish phytosanitary measures  for the importation of in vitro plants of the Musaceae 
family for countries in which Banana bunchy top virus  (BBTV) is p resent.  
Other measures are detailed in the draft Resolution attached to this notification.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
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. I SPM No.) : 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant 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) : To be determined  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : After signature of the final Resolution  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 June 2 024 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  G/SPS/N/CRI/266  
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  13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of  other body:  
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería , MAG (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)  
Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado , SFE (State Phytosanitary Service)  
Centro de Información y Notificación en MSF  (SPS Enquiry and Notification Point)  
Apartado postal 1521 - 1200 
San José, Costa Rica  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 3407  
Fax: (+506) 2549 3598  
Email: puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr