G/SPS/N/CRI/175  
1 August 2016  
(16-4098) 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 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 1209 : Rubber tree seeds for sowing . 
4. Regions or countries li kely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners, or  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Guatemala  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución N° 064 -2016-ARP-SFE (Resolution No. 064-
2016-ARP-SFE) Language(s) : Spanis h Number of pages : 3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/CRI/16_3063_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes mandatory phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation of rubber tree ( Hevea brasiliensis ) seeds for 
sowing from Guatemala.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] 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 Heal th (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 Analysi s (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 relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/CRI/175  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : NR-ARP-
003-2016 Análisis de Riesgo de Plagas, por vía de entrada para semilla de caucho Hevea 
brasiliensis para la siembra, originaria de Guatemala (NR-ARP-003-2016, Pest  risk analysis 
related to the entry of rubber tree ( Hevea brasiliensis ) seeds for sowing from Guatemala) 
(in Spanish)  
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) : 20 September 2 016 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 Septembe r 2016 
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 Fitosanitario del Estado (SFE)  
Centro de Información y Notificación MSF  
Apartado Postal 1521 - 1200 
San José, C osta Rica  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 -3454 
Fax: (+506) 2549 -3598 
Email : puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr