G/SPS/N/CRI/229  
31 March  2020 
(20-2541) 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) : Seeds for so wing and fresh fruit of all reported host species of the 
pest Pachymerus nucleorum.  
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 
Pachymerus nucleorum (Fabricius, 1792), en semillas y frutos en todas las especies 
hospedantes y de todos los países en los que esté presente la plaga  (Draft Resolution 
regulating the pest Pachymerus nucleorum (Fabricius, 1792) in seeds and fruit of all host 
species and from all countries in which the pest is present) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CRI/20_2253_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CRI/20_2253_01_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution establishes mandatory 
phytosanitar y measures for the importation of seeds for planting and fresh fruit for 
consumption of reported hosts of the pest Pachymerus nucleorum  from any country in 
which the pest 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?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/CRI/229  
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  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 report for Pachymerus nucleorum  (available in Spanish)  
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 ): To be determined  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 30 May 2 020 
Agency or authority design ated 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 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