G/SPS/N/CRI/174  
21 July 2016  
(16-3897)  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): HS code: 0805 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or [X] Specific regions or countries: Uruguay  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución No. 038-2016-ARP-SFE  (Resolution 
No. 038-2016-ARP-SFE) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 4 
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/CRI/16_2900_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The notified Resolution establishes the mandatory phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation into Costa Rica of fresh citrus fruit for 
consumption from the Oriental Republic of Uruguay. 
1. The importation of the following citrus fruits is authorized: sweet oranges ( Citrus 
sinensis ), mandarines ( Citrus reticulata , Citrus clementina , Citrus deliciosa , Citrus 
unshiu ), lemons ( Citrus limon ), kumquats ( Citrus japonica  syn. Fortunella japonica ), 
Nagami kumquats ( Citrus japonica  syn. Fortunella margarita ), and hybrids [ Citrus 
nobilis  x Citrus reticulata  syn. Citrus deliciosa , Citrus clementina  x Citrus reticulata  
syn. Citrus tangerina , (Citrus paradisi  x Citrus reticulata  syn. Citrus tangerina ) x Citrus 
clementina , Citrus unshiu  x Citrus sinensis , Citrus clementina  x Citrus reticulata , Citrus 
clementina  x ( Citrus paradisi x Citrus reticulata  syn. Citrus tangerina ), Citrus 
clementina  x (Citrus paradisi  x Citrus reticulata  syn. Citrus tangerina ) x ( Citrus  x 
temple ), Citrus paradisi  x Citrus reticulata  syn. Citrus tangerina , Citrus reticulata  syn. 
Citrus tangerina  x Citrus sinensis ] for consumption. 
a. Shipments of such fruit must come from and be packed by producers and packers 
registered in the Citrus Fruit Phytosanitary Certification System (SCFFC) of the 
Directorate-General of Agricultural Services at the Ministry of Livestock, 
Agriculture and Fisheries, and be subject to controls in the field and during the 
processing of the fruit (washing, selection, brushing, disinfection, application of 
fungicides, and waxing). 
b. Shipments must be accompanied by an official phytosanitary certificate from the 
country of origin, which indicates, in the additional declarations section, that the 
shipment is free from Aspidiotus nerii , Ceroplastes rusci , Phyllosticta citricarpa , 
Icerya purchase  and Xanthomonas citri  subsp. citri. 
c. General requirements for fresh products for consumption: Products must be 
properly packaged and labelled, and be fr ee from plant residues, soil, snails and 
slugs. G/SPS/N/CRI/174 
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  2. Shipments will be inspected upon arrival in the country by officials from the State 
Phytosanitary Service at the point of entry. Compliance with the phytosanitary 
requirements will be verified. 
3. Failure to comply with the phytosanitary requirements established in this Resolution 
will be punishable in accordance with Law No. 7.664, Law on phytosanitary protection and its implementing Regulations. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
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)  
[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; ISPM No. 2 Guidelines for pest risk 
analysis (1995); and ISPM No. 11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests, 
including analysis of environmental risk s 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: Análisis 
d e  R i e s g o  d e  P l a g a s  p a r a  f r u t o s  c í t r i c o s  ( C i t r u s  s p . )  p r o d u c i d o s  e n  U r u g u a y  (Pest risk 
analysis for citrus fruit ( Citrus  sp.) produced in Uruguay) by Eleonor Vargas 
(September 2014) (available 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) : To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 September 2016 
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