G/SPS/N/CRI/253/Add.1  
31 October  2023 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 3 0 October 2 023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Costa Rica . 
 
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Proyecto de Resolución para establecer y modificar medidas de mitigación de riesgo para moscas 
de la fruta cuarentenarias en envíos de frutos frescos para consumo de las especies hospedantes 
reportadas, originarias de cualquier país en el que estén presentes dichas moscas de la fruta 
cuarentenarias  (Draft Resolution to establish and modify risk mitigation measures for quarantine 
fruit flies of the reported host species originating in any country where such quarantine fruit flies 
are present, in consignments of fresh fruit for consumption)  
Costa Rica hereby advises that the Draft Resolution to establish and modify risk mitigation 
measures for quarantine fruit flies of the reported host species originating in any country where 
such quarantine fruit flies are present, in consignments of fresh fruit for consumpt ion, notified on 
14 July 2 023 in document G/SPS/N/CRI/253, has been amended . The amendment consists of the 
removal of some phytosanitary requirements from the Draft to facilitate trade, with a 
consequential amendment of the title to Resolution No. 090-2023-NR-ARP-SFE, State 
Phytosanitary Service, Standards and Regulations Department, Pest Risk Analysis Unit . The 
notified Resolution establishes risk mitigation measures in the form of phytosanitary requirements 
to mitigate the risk of quarantine fruit flies a nd was adopted on 1 9 September 2 023. 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CRI/23_13237_00_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication, or entry into force of regulation  
[X] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft  regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period : (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days . Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of the originally announced final date for 
comments, the comment pe riod provided in the addendum may vary.)  G/SPS/N/CRI/253/Add.1  
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  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] Nationa l 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  
Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point . 
Address, fax number and email address (if available) of ot her 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 pos tal 1521 - 1200 
San José, Costa Rica  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 3407  
Fax: (+506) 2549 3598  
Email: puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr  
 
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