G/SPS/N/CRI/154  
17 March 2015  
(15-1532)  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): HS code 080300: Propagation material, including of the Musaceae 
and Heliconiaceae families.  
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: Cambio de requisitos fitosanitarios para material 
propagativo de banano; Enfermedad del Falso Mal de Panamá en Banano  (Modified 
phytosanitary requirements for banana propagation material; false Panama disorder of 
bananas) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CRI/15_1249_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: Application of technically based phytosanitary measures for 
imports of banana propagation material, in relation to pests including Fusarium oxysporum  
race 4. 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reasons for urgent action: Costa Rica is a 
predominantly agricultural country in which banana production is of vital importance. Additional phytosanitary requirements have been established for imports of banana 
propagation material, in relation to pests including Fusarium oxysporum  race 4, following 
changes to the phytosanitary status of certain countries. The measure will be applied while the relevant pest risk analysis is being carried out.  
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)   G/SPS/N/CRI/154 
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   [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. 
[ ] 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: 
- Acuerdo Ministerial No. 614-2013. Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación. 
Disposiciones relacionadas con la prevención de la introducción de la plaga 
cuarentenaria Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Raza 4  (Ministerial Decision No. 614-
2013. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food. Provisions relating to the prevention of the entry of the quarantine pest Fusarium oxysporum  f. sp. cubense  race 4), 
Guatemala; 
- Ficha Técnica No. 2. Mal de Panamá, Fusarium oxisporum f. sp. cubense Raza 4  
(Technical Data Sheet No. 2. Panama disease, Fusarium oxisporum f. sp. cubense  race 
4), SAGARPA, Mexico. 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
Immediately. The measure will be applied while the relevant pest risk analysis is being 
carried out. 
[ ] 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