G/SPS/N/CRI/222  
 
14 January 2020  
(20-0364) 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 
Aleurodicus destructor  Mackie, 1912, en semillas de coco ( Cocos nucifera ) y en plantas 
para plantar (excepto semillas) de todos los hospedantes reportados y de todos los países 
en los que esté presente  (Draft Resolution regulating the pest Aleurodicus destructor  
Mackie 1912 in cocon ut (Cocos nucifera ) seeds and in plants for planting, excluding seeds, 
of all reported hosts 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_0350_01_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CRI/20_0350_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified draft Resolution establishes mandatory 
phytosanitar y measures for the importation of coconut ( Cocos nucifera ) seeds and plants 
for planting (excluding seeds) of all reported hosts of the pest Aleurodicus destructor , 
from any country in which the pest is present . 
7. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safe ty, [   ] 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 Alimentar ius 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  G/SPS/N/CRI/222  
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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  Aleurodicus destructor  (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 202 0 
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, [   ] 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