G/SPS/N/CRI/178  
27 September 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytos anitary 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 Phytosanitar y 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 code 1003 : barley 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to  the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners, or  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Spain 
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución N° 073 -2016-ARP-SFE (Resolution No. 
073-2016-ARP-SFE) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/CRI/16_4017_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Resolution establishes the mandatory phytosanitary 
requirements governin g the importation from Spain of botanical barley ( Hordeum vulgare ) 
seed for sowing for fodder purposes . Shipments require an official phytosanitary certificate 
issued by the country of origin, which indicates, in the section for additional declarations, 
that they are free from Trogoderma granarium . The certificate must also indicate, in the 
section on treatment, that the shipment has been fumigated with methyl bromide or 
phosphine, or that it has undergone another similar treatment.  
7. Objective and ratio nale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [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 Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM No. ) ISPM No. 2: 
Guidelines for Pest Risk Analysis (1995) ; and ISPM No. 11: Pest Risk Analysis for 
Quarantine Pests Including Analysis of Environmental Risks and Living Modified 
Organisms (2004).  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/CRI/178  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy ): In effect since 2014.  
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) : In effect since 2014.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date fo r comments : [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 Fitosan itario 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