G/SPS/N/CRI/180  
24 October  2016 
(16-5805) 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 0603 : Cut roses ( Rosa spp.) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners, or  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Colombia  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución N° 087 -2016-ARP-SFE (Resolution No. 087-
2016-ARP-SFE) Language(s) : Spanish Number of  pages : 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/CRI/16_4436_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  
1. The notified text establishes the following mandatory phytosanitary  requirements for 
imports of cut roses ( Rosa spp.) from Colombia:  
a. Shipments require an official phytosanitary certificate issued by the country of 
origin, which indicates, in the section for additional declarations, that they are free 
from Aspidiotus nerii , Icerya purchasi , Icerya seychellarum , Pseudococus 
calceolariae , Maconelicoccus hisutus , Frankliniella schultzei , Thrips palmi  and 
Scirtothrips dorsalis ; 
b. Exporting companies must be registered with the Colombian Agricultural Institute 
(ICA), which will ce rtify that the flowers have been produced in accordance with the 
phytosanitary management and pest monitoring practices  indicated in the rose 
production system phytosanitary characterization document.  
2. Shipments will be inspected upon arrival in the country  by officials from the State 
Phytosanitary Service at the point of entry, who will verify compliance with the 
phytosanitary requirements.  
3. Failure to comply with the phytosanitary requirements established in this Resolution 
will be punishable under  Law No. 7664 (Plant Protection Law ) and its implementing 
regulations.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/CRI/180  
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  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 
Anim al Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM 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:   
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 entr y 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) : 23 December 2 016 
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