G/SPS/N/CRI/228  
25 March  2020 
(20-2423) 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 , MAG (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) : HS codes 0714.20 and 0602.10  
4. Regions or countries l ikely 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 para regular en esquejes sin 
raíz de camote (Ipomoea batatas) para propagación y en raíces de camote (Ipomoea 
batatas) para consumo, originarios de cualquier país en el que esté presente la plaga 
Euscepes postfasciatus Fairmaire 1849  (Draft Resolution regulating unrooted sweet 
potato ( Ipomoea batatas ) cuttings for propagation and sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas ) 
roots for consumption, originating in any country in which the pest Euscepes  postfasciatus 
(Fairmaire 1849) is present)  Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CRI/20_2150_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CRI/20_2150_01_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CRI/20_2150_02_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : This draft Resolution establishes mandatory phytosanitary 
measures for the importation of unrooted cuttings for propagation and roots for 
consumption of s weet potato ( Ipomoea batatas ), originating in any country in which the 
pest Euscepes  postfasciatus (Fairmaire 1849) is present.  
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 relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/CRI/228  
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  [ ] 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 : 
Datasheet repo rt for Euscepes postfasciatus , ISPM No. 28: Phytosanitary treatments for 
regulated pests, PT annex No. 13: Irradiation treatment for Euscepes postfasciatus 
(available in English)  
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 : [X] Six months from date of publication, 
and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 
[ ] 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 May 2 020 
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, [X]  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 Infor mación 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