G/SPS/N/CRI/1 90 
 
30 August  2017 
(17-4598) 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 numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  HS tariff heading 0803.00: Bananas, includ ing plantains, 
fresh or dried  
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 N° 004 -2017-NR-SFE (Draft 
Resolution No. 004-2017-NR-SFE) Language(s):  Spanish   Number of pages:  10 
Text available at:   
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CRI/17_3829 _00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Resolution establishes the mandatory 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Costa Rica of regulated 
articles associated with Fusarium oxysporum  f.sp. cubense - Tropical Race 4 (Fo c-TR4) 
for: 
A. Countries where  Foc-TR4 is present ; and   
B. Foc-TR4-free c ountries . 
(For further details , see draft Resolution No. 004 -2017-NR-SFE, available via the link 
provided in point 5 above .) 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [  ] animal h ealth, [ 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 Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organi sation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : Article  VI 
of the  International Plant Protection Convention; and  International Standards for 
Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 20: Guidelines for a phytosanitary import 
regulatory system  G/SPS/N/C RI/190 
  
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  [ ] 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) : Countries free from  Fusarium  oxysporum  f.sp. cubense - 
Tropical Race 4 (Foc -TR4) that export  regulated arti cles, including  in vitro  plants , to 
Costa Rica  will have  six month s after the entry into force  of the notified Resolution  to 
bring themselves into conformity with the provisions set out in  points  B.1 and B.2 
thereof . During this period , these  countries may continue to export regulated articles  in 
accordance with the existing phytosanitary requirements . 
This Resolutio n will enter into forc e upon publication . 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days from the date of circula tion of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 29 October 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text( s) available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e -mail 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 
E-mail: puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr