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G/SPS/N/CRI/118 
3 February 2012 
 (12-0686) 
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 Ganad ería, Servicio Fitosanitario del 
Estado, SFE  (Ministry of Agriculture and Livest ock, State Phytosanitary Service) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 65.100 
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:  RTCA 65.05.62.11, Plaguicidas Botánicos de Uso 
Agrícola.  Requisitos para el Registro  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
No. 65.05.62.11:  Botanical pesticides for ag ricultural use.  Registration requirements) 
Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  33 
Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/CRI/12_0530_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Regulation lays down the requirements for 
the registration of botanical pesticides for ag ricultural use which are produced, formulated, 
packaged, repacked/repac kaged, imported, exported, distri buted and marketed in countries 
of the Central American region.  Botanical pesticides used for experimental purposes or 
produced solely for personal use are exempt from registration. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] 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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None G/SPS/N/CRI/118 
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  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:  Anexo 3, 
Resolución Nº 118-2004 (COMIECO), Requisitos técnicos para el registro comercial de 
Plaguicidas Botánicos de uso agrícola  (Annex 3 to Resolution No. 118-2004 (Council of 
Ministers for Economic Integration, COMIECO):  Technical requirements for the commercial registration of botanical pesticides for agricultural use) (available in Spanish). 
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:  [ ] 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) :  3 April 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  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 MSF Apartado Postal 10094-1000 San José, Costa Rica 
Tel.: +(506) 2549-3454 
Fax: +(506) 2549-3599 E-mail: puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr