G/SPS/N/CRI/195  
23 November  2017 
(17-6409) 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 numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicabl e): Products to be consumed fresh (vegetables, roots, fruits, bulbs, nuts, 
palm hearts, stems and tubers)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto Resolución 103 -2017-ARP-SFE, y Guía Técnica 
NR-ARP-GT02 "Guía para productos de consumo fresco " (Draft Resolution 103 -2017-ARP-
SFE and Technical Guide NR -ARP-GT02, "Guide on products to be consumed fresh ") 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CRI/17_5218_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CRI/17_5218_01_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution updates the phytosanitary import 
requirem ents contained in Technical Guide NR -ARP-GT02, "Guide on products to be 
consumed fresh ". 
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.  
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) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM No. ) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 11: "Pest risk analysis  for 
quarantine pests"  
[ ] 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/195  
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  9. Other relevant documents and lang uage(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 : [X] Six months from date of publication, 
and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 22 January 2 018 
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  (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)  
Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado  (SFE) (State Phytosanitary Service)  
Centro de Información y Notificación MSF  (SPS Enquiry and Notification Point)  
Apartado Postal 1521 -1200 
San José, Costa Rica  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 3454  
Fax: (+506) 2549 3598  
Email : puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr