G/SPS/N/CRI/171  
 
23 June 2016  
(16-3391)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS tariff heading 0803: Bananas, including plantains, 
fresh or dried 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Panama  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución N° 013-2016-ARP-SFE (Resolution 
No. 013-2016-ARP-SFE). Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages: 4 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/CRI/16_2533_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified Resolution establishes the mandatory 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Costa Rica of fresh bananas 
(Musa x paradisiaca ) in bulk for processing from Panama.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.  
8. 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)   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (NIMF) No. 2 "Guidelines for Pest Risk Analysis" (1995) and 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/171 
  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
- Technical report No. 022-2015-ARP-SFE of 4 May 2015 prepared by Hernando 
Morera G. 
- Informe Técnico de Inspección in situ de la Compañía Chiquita Brands  (Technical 
report on the on-site inspection of the company Chiquita Brands), prepared by Benny García F. 
- Análisis de Riesgo de Plagas por vía de entrada, para la importación de frutos de 
banano (Musa x paradisiaca) a granel, para la industria cuyo origen es Panamá  (Pest 
risk analysis related to the entry for importation of bananas ( Musa x paradisiaca ) in 
bulk for processing from Panama)  
 (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) : 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 hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail 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 E-mail: puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr