G/SPS/N/CRI/223  
14 January 2020  
(20-0368) 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 0602  
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 para regular la plaga Raoiella 
indica Hirst (1924 ), en las vías especificadas, para todos los hospedantes reportados y de 
todos los países en los que está presente la plaga  (Draft Resolution regulating the pest 
Raoiella indica  Hirst 1924, in the specified channels, for all reported hosts from all 
countri es in which the pest is present) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages:  7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CRI/20_0351_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CRI/20_0351_01_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified Resolution establishes mandatory phytosanitary 
meas ures for the importation of coconut ( Cocos nucifera ) seeds and of plants for planting 
(other than bulbs, tuberous roots, corms, rhizomes, seeds and roots) of host species , 
from any country in which the pest Raoiella indica  is present.  
7. Objective and ra tionale: [    ] 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 stand ard: 
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial 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:  G/SPS/N/CRI/223  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Datasheet  report for  Raoiella indica  (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 ): 
14 March 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  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 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