G/SPS/N/CRI/235  
11 December  2020 
(20-8931) 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) : HS code(s):  0602 - Unrooted cuttings, rooted cuttings and plants 
with roots of purslane ( Portulaca  spp., Portulaca hybrid , Portulaca oleracea  and Portulaca 
grandiflora ), for sowing  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : United States of America (state of Texas)  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de resolución para reglamentar la importación 
de esquejes sin enraizar, esquejes enraizados y plantas con raíz de verdolaga (Portulaca 
spp., Portulaca hybrid, Portulaca oleracea y Portulaca grandiflora), para siembra, 
originarias del estado de Texa s, Estados Unidos de América (EEUU)  (Draft Resolution 
regulating the importation of unrooted cuttings, rooted cuttings and plants with roots of 
purslane ( Portulaca  spp., Portulaca hybrid , Portulaca oleracea  and Portulaca grandiflora ), 
for sowing, originati ng from the state of Texas, United States of America (US)) . 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CRI/20_7580 _00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution establishes the mandatory 
phytosanitary measures for the importation of unrooted cuttings, rooted cuttings and 
plants with roots of purslane ( Portulaca  spp., Portulaca hybrid , Portulaca oleracea  and 
Portulaca grandiflora ), for sowing, originating from the state of Texas, United States of 
America.  
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  G/SPS/N/CRI/235  
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  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 ): 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) : Upon publication  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 February 2 021 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email a ddress (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 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