G/SPS/N/CRI/193  
23 November  2017 
(17-6407) 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): Plants for planting (seeds, in vitro  plants, cuttings, rhizomes, bulbs, 
plants, layers, calluses, slips, stolons, tubers, twigs, roots, seedlings, meristems)  
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-GT01 "Guía plantas para plantar"  (Draft Resolution 103 -2017-ARP-SFE, and 
Technical Guide NR -ARP-GT01 : "Guide on plants for planting") . Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CRI/17_5216_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CRI/17_5216_01_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text updates the phytosanitary importation 
requirem ents in Technical Guide No. N R-ARP-GT01 : "Guide on plants for planting".  
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 An imal 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/193  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these ar e 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, [ ] Nationa l 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 Information and Notification Centre)  
Apartado Postal 1521 - 1200 
San José, Costa Rica  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 3454  
Fax: (+506) 2549 3598  
Email : puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr