G/SPS/N/CRI/155  
27 March 2015  
(15-1727)  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): Raw materials or formulated products containing the agricultural 
pesticide endosulfan. 
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: Regulación para el Uso y Control de Materia Prima o 
Producto Formulado que Contenga el Plaguicida Agrícola Endosulfán  (Regulation on the use 
and control of raw materials or formulated products containing the agricultural pesticide 
endosulfan) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CRI/15_1366_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The notified text regulates the use, sale, handling, formulation 
and repacking of raw materials or formulated products containing the agricultural pesticide endosulfan.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] 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)  
[ ] 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/155 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Reglamento sobre Registro, Uso y Control de Plaguicidas Sintéticos Formulados, 
Ingrediente Activo Grado Técnico, Coadyuvant es y Sustancias Afines de Uso Agrícola 
(Regulation governing the registration, use and control of synthetic formulated pesticides, technical grade active ingredients, co-formulants and related substances for agricultural use), 31 October 2006; 
Decreto ejecutivo N° 27351 del 14 de octubre de 1998, Creación de la Comisión Nacional 
de Desregulación  (Executive Decree No. 27351 of 14 October 1998, Creation of the 
National Deregulation Commission) (available in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 9 October 2008 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 9 October 2008 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 9 October 2008 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. 
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