G/SPS/N/CRI/205  
3 December  2018 
(18-7598) 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) : Plants for planting (except seeds, unrooted cuttings, twigs, tubers, 
grafts and in vitro  plants), with growing medium, of all reported host species from any 
country in which the presence of Adoretus sinicus  (Chinese rose beetle) is reported ; HS 
code: 0602; ICS number : 65.020.20  
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 de Resolución plantas para plantar,  Adoretus 
sinicus (Draft resolution on plants for planting, Adoretus sinicus ) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CRI/18_6174_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The following mandatory phytosanitary measures are 
established (in addition to existing requirements) for the importation of plants for planting 
(except seeds,  unrooted cuttings, twigs, tubers, grafts and in vitro  plants), with growing 
medium, of all reported host species from any country in which the presence of Adoretus 
sinicus  (Chinese rose beetle) is reported.  
a. Shipments must be free from Adoretus sinicus . (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 Adoretus sinicus .) 
b. Shipments will be subject to phytosanitary actions upon arrival in the country.  
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) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM No. ) ISPM Nos. 2 and 
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  [ ] 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:   
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) : 15 January 2 019 
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 ): 1 February 2 019 
Agency or authority designated to  handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  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, f ax number and email address (if available) of other body: