G/SPS/N/CRI/151
3 October 2014
(14-5600)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: Spanish
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
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): Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS chapter 7); 
Potatoes, fresh or chilled (HS heading 0701). 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Russia, Japan, Canada, Mexico, the United States, 
and Australia.  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución Nº 11-2014 Dirección - Servicio Fitosanitario 
del Estado. Suspender temporalmente la importación de papa (Solanum tuberosum), cuya 
procedencia sea de los siguientes países: Japón, Rusia, Canadá, México, Estados Unidos y 
Australia, debido a la presencia de la plaga conocida phytoplasma del marchitamiento de la punta morada de la papa  (Resolution No. 11-2014 of the State Phytosanitary Service 
Directorate temporarily suspending the importation of potatoes ( Solanum tuberosum ) from 
Japan, Russia, Canada, Mexico, the United States, and Australia, due to the presence of the pest "potato purple-top wilt phytoplasma") Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 
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http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CRI/14_4372_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: Precautionary measure relating to "potato purple-top wilt 
phytoplasma", the causal agent of which is a phytoplasma present in Japan, Russia, Canada, Mexico, the United States, and Austra lia. "Potato purple-top wilt phytoplasma" 
presents a risk in terms of production, marketing, consumption and international trade. 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reasons for urgent action: Costa Rica is 
predominantly agricultural. The entry of the notified pest would therefore cause 
considerable economic and social damage to the production sector and affect the level of 
protection. The country has therefore decided to temporarily suspend the importation of 
potatoes from Russia, Japan, Canada, Mexico, the United States, and Australia, until the 
pest risk analysis has been completed, so as to prevent this pest from entering the 
country. G/SPS/N/CRI/151 
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  9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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 number)  Article VI of 
the International Plant Protection Convention; ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a 
phytosanitary import regulatory system; ISPM No. 11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests, 2013. 
[ ] 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:   
10. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: Potato 
purple-top wilt phytoplasma. EPPO quarantine pest (in English) 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
Immediately. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. 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 Noti fication 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