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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CRI/46 
2 June 2006 
 (06-2658) 
Committee on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   COSTA RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG), Servicio Fitosanitario 
del Estado (SFE),  (Ministry of Agriculture and Livest ock, 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 applicable):  Organizational structure of the State Phytosanitary Service  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Trading 
partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Decreto Ejecutivo Nº 
32994-MAG sobre el Reglamento de la Estruc tura Organizativa del Servicio Fitosanitario 
del Estado  (Executive Decree No. 32994–MAG on  Regulations Governing the 
Organizational Structure of the State Phytosanitary Service) (in Spanish, 9 pages). 
6. Description of content:   The notified document sets forth the organizational structure of the 
State Phytosanitary Service (SFE), in order to en sure the fulfilment of the functions assigned 
to the Service in Plant Protection Law No. 7664,  international agreemen ts and other related 
laws.  
Chapter I  Objective 
Chapter II  Organization Chapter III  Management of the State Phytosanitary Service  Chapter IV  General Functi ons of the Departments  
Chapter V  Plant Quarantine Department  
Chapter VI  Pest Control a nd Monitoring Department  
Chapter VII  Export Department  Chapter VIII  Agricultur al Input Department  
Chapter IX  Laboratory Department  Chapter X  Special Pr ogrammes Department  
Chapter XI         Financ e and Administration Department 
Chapter XII        Derogations 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection,    
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest  or disease, [ X ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests  
 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE),  [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Regulations Governing 
the Organizational Structure of the State Phytosanitary Service  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Immediately 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in La Gaceta  (Official Journal) No. 67 
of Tuesday, 4 April 2006. 
12. Final date for comments:   60 days as from the date of notification. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [  ] National enquiry point or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería 
Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado Centro de Información y Notificación en  Medidas Sanitarias y Fitosanitarias 
Apartado Postal 70-3006 Barreal de Heredia, Costa Rica 
Tel.: (506) 260-8300, Ext. 2065 
Fax: (506) 262-7831 E-mail: notificaciones@protecnet.go.cr