G/SPS/N/CRI/162  
13 July 2015  
(15-3599)  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: Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, Servicio Fitosanitario del 
Estado , SFE (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, State Phytosanitary Service) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): HS code 0804: Fresh avocados 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Mexico  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución DSFE-11-2015 (Resolution DSFE-11-2015) 
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 9 
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CRI/15_2707_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The notified Resolution implements report ARP-003-2015 
"Análisis de Riesgo de Plagas iniciado por la revisión de una política. Para la importación de 
frutas de aguacate (Persea americana), para consumo fresco originaria de México " (Pest 
risk analysis established following the review of a policy in respect of the importation of avocados ( Persea americana ) from Mexico for consumption), issued by the Phytosanitary 
Risk Analysis Unit of the State Phytosanitary Service on 10 July 2015. 
It establishes the following phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Costa Rica 
of avocados from Mexico for consumption: 
1. Shipments require an official phytosanitary certificate issued by the country of origin, 
which indicates, in the section for additional declarations, that they are free from: Conotrachelus aguacatae , Heilipus lauri  and Maconelicocus hirsutus ; 
2. Products must come from plants grown in nurseries certified by the national plant 
protection organization (NPPO) of the country of origin, as free from Avocado 
Sunblotch Viroid  (ASBVd), and previously recognized by the State Phytosanitary 
Service of Costa Rica; 
3. Products are required to come from a place of production free from Avocado Sunblotch 
Viroid  (ASBVd), and previously recognized by the State Phytosanitary Service of Costa 
Rica. Exporting countries must comply with ISPM No. 10: Requirements for the 
establishment of pest-free places of produc tion and pest-free production sites (FAO, 
1999); and 
4. Products must be packaged and labelled, and be free from vegetable residues, soil, 
snails and slugs. They will be subject to phytosanitary control at the point of entry. G/SPS/N/CRI/162 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. ISPM No.)  ISPM No. 10: 
Requirements for the establishment of pest -free places of production and pest-free 
production sites, and ISPM No. 11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
[X] 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) : 13 July 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 September 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 
Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado (SFE) Centro de Información y Notificación MSF 
Apartado Postal 1521 - 1200 
San José, Costa Rica Tel.: (+506) 2549-3454 Fax: (+506) 2549-3598 
Email: puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr