G/SPS/N/CRI/241  
30 November  2021 
(21-8991) 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 : Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado, Ministerio de Agricultura y 
Ganadería  (State Phytosanitary Service, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)  
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(s) : 0602 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Korea, Republic of  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Resolución para establecer los requisitos 
fitosanitarios para la importación de plantas con raíz, esquejes sin raíz, esquejes con raíz y 
varetas de : echeveria (Echeveria spp.), crassula (Crassula spp. a excepción de Crassula 
helmsii), aeonium (Aeonium spp.), sedum (Sedum spp.), haworthi a (Haworthia spp.), 
euphorbia (Euphorbia spp.) y kalanchoe (Kalanchoe spp.), para plantar, originarias de 
Corea del Sur  (Draft Resolution establishing the phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation of rooted plants, unrooted cuttings, rooted cuttings a nd cuttings of : echeveria 
(Echeveria  spp.), crassula ( Crassula  spp., excluding Crassula helmsii ), aeonium ( Aeonium  
spp.), sedum ( Sedum  spp.), haworthia ( Haworthia  spp.), euphorbia ( Euphorbia  spp.) and 
kalanchoe ( Kalanchoe  spp.), for planting, from South Ko rea) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CRI/21_7398_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the phytosanitary measures for the 
importation of rooted plants, unrooted cuttings, rooted cuttings and cuttings of : echeveria 
(Echeveria  spp.), crassula ( Crassula  spp., excluding Crassula helmsii ), aeonium ( Aeonium  
spp.), sedum ( Sedum  spp.), haworthia ( Haworthia  spp.), euphorbia ( Euphorbia  spp.) and 
kalanchoe ( Kalanchoe  spp.), for planting, from South Korea.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] 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) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : G/SPS/N/CRI/241  
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  [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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
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 month s from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 29 January 2 022 
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, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG)  
Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado (SFE)  
Centro de Información y Notificación en MSF  (SPS Enquiry and Notification Point)  
Apartado Postal 1521 -1200 
San José, Costa Rica  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 3407  
Fax: (+506) 2549 3598  
Email : puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr