G/SPS/N/CRI/148  
20 June 2014  
(14-3602)  Page: 1/3  
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: 0603 - Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for 
bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or 
otherwise prepared. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or [X] Specific regions or countries: Ecuador  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución 001-2014 ARP-SFE Establecimiento de 
Requisitos Fitosanitarios para la Importación de Flores Frescas Procedentes de Ecuador 
(Resolution 001-2014 ARP-SFE: Phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Costa 
Rica of fresh flowers coming from Ecuador) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CRI/14_2800_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: Bilateral agreement between Costa Rica and Ecuador 
establishing mandatory phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Costa Rica of 
fresh flowers originating in and coming from Ecuador. 
As a competent authority, the State Phytosanitary Service decides: 1. To establish phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Costa Rica of the 
following fresh flowers coming from Ecuador: 
 Common name Scientific name Alstroemeria (improved cultivars) Alstroemeria  
Aster (improved cultivars) Aster 
Godetia Clarkia amoena  
Carnation Dianthus caryophyllus  
Delphinium (improved cultivars) Delphinium  
Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum morifolium  
Lisianthus Eustoma grandiflorum  
Gerbera (improved cultivars) Gerbera  
Gypsophila (improved cultivars) Gypsophila  
Hypericum (improved cultivars) Hypericum  
Liatris (improved cultivars) Liatris  
Statice (improved cultivars) Limonium  
Moluccella Moluccella laevis  
Rose (improved cultivars) Rosa 
Solidago (improved cultivars) Solidago  
Calla lily  Zantedeschia aethiopica  G/SPS/N/CRI/148 
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  2 .  T h a t  i n  o r d e r  t o  e n t e r  t h e  c o u n t r y ,  c o n s i g n m e n t s  m u s t  b e  c o v e r e d  b y  a n  o r i g i n a l  
phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin, containing the following additional 
declaration: 
a) "Las flores fueron producidas en un lugar o sitio de producción libre de Thrips palmi y 
se encuentran dentro del Programa de Certificación de Ornamentales de Exportación de Ecuador" ("The flowers were produced in a place or site of production free from 
Thrips palmi  and are covered by the Ecuadorian certification programme for exports of 
ornamental species"). 
b) The name of the site or place authorized or certified by the NPPO of Ecuador must also 
be indicated. 
3. That upon arrival in the country, consignments will be subject to phytosanitary control 
at the point of entry by officials from the St ate Phytosanitary Service of the Ministry of 
Agriculture and Livestock. The officials will verify that the consignments comply with the 
phytosanitary requirements and decide whether or not to authorize importation based on the accompanying documents. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [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 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: Análisis 
de Riesgo de Thrips palmi ARP por plaga (Risk analysis of Thrips palmi . Pest risk analysis 
(PRA) by pest) (updated in January 2012, 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) : Immediately 
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/CRI/148 
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  13. Texts available from: [X] National Notifi cation 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) 2 549-3454 Fax: (+506) 2 549-3598 
Email: puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr