G/SPS/N/CRI/161  
21 May 2015  
(15-2642)  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): Ingredients and formulated synthetic pesticides containing the active 
ingredient 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: Prohibición del registro, importación, exportación, 
fabricación, formulación, almacenamiento, distribución, transporte, reempaque, reenvase, manipulación, venta, mezcla y uso de ingred ientes activos grado técnico y plaguicidas 
sintéticos formulados que contengan el ingrediente activo endosulfán y derogatoria del 
Decreto Ejecutivo N° 34782-S-MAG-MTSS-MINAE  (Ban on the registration, importation, 
exportation, manufacture, formulation, storage, distribution, transportation, repacking, 
repackaging, handling, sale, blending and use of technical grade active ingredients and 
formulated synthetic pesticides containing the active ingredient endosulfan and repeal of Executive Decree No. 34782-S-MAG-MTSS-MINAE) Language(s): Spanish Number of 
pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CRI/15_2070_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The purpose of the notified Decree is to prohibit the registration, 
importation, exportation, manufacture, formulation, storage, distribution, transportation, repacking, repackaging, handling, sale, blending and use of technical grade active 
ingredients and formulated synthetic pesticides containing the active ingredient 
endosulfan. 
The use of endosulfan is prohibited for all crops, except for coffee, in which case it may be 
used for a 24-month period to control the coffee berry borer pest ( Hypothenemus hampei ), 
after which it will be completely banned. 
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.  G/SPS/N/CRI/161 
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  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: 
- Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for 
Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade 
- Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes 
and their Disposal 
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants 
 (available in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 March 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 March 2015. Decreto N° 38834-MAG-S-
MINAE-MTSS  (Decree No. 38834-MAG-S-MINAE-MTSS) 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 30 March 2015 
[ ] 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