G/SPS/N/CRI/177  
13 September 2016  
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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 4403 : Logs of teak ( Tectona grandis ) with bark attached.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners, or  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Nicaragua  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución N° 070 -2016-ARP-SFE. Adenda a la 
Resolución N° 084 -2015-ARP-SFE (Resolution No. 070-2016-ARP-SFE. Addendum to 
Resolution No. 084-2015-ARP-SFE) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SP S/CRI/16_3819_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The Pest Risk Analysis Unit has decided to amend Resolution 
No. 084-2015-ARP-SFE and extend the importation period for logs of teak ( Tectona 
grandis ) with bark, produced by the company Novelteak of Nicara gua S.A. in the 
department of Rivas (Nicaragua) and on the border with Peñas Blancas in La Cruz de 
Guanacaste . The new import period runs from  9 August 2 016 to 1 5 August 2 019, as 
recommended in technical report No. 094-2016 NR -ARP-SFE. 
7. Objective and ra tionale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
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 Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial 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:   G/SPS/N/CRI/177  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 9 August 2 016 
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) : Immediately.  
[ ] 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 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, Costa Rica  
Tel.: +(506) 2549 3454  
Fax: +(506) 2549 3598  
Email : puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr