G/SPS/N/CRI/245  
5 April 2022 
(22-2742) 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) : In vitro  plants of the Musaceae family ; plants of the Musaceae family 
for planting, excluding seeds and in vitro  plants propagated through meristem culture ; 
coconut fibre ( Cocos nucifera ) growing media ; coconut fibre ( Cocos nucifera ) and 
accompanying soil, used as gro wing media for any plants for planting ; footwear used by 
persons that have visited countries where Fusarium odoratissimum  is present ; containers 
and means of transport carrying fruit from hosts in countries where Fusarium 
odoratissimum is present  
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 : Resolución No 096 -2022-NR-ARP-SFE Servicio 
Fitosanitario del Estado, Departam ento de Normas y Regulaciones, Unidad de Análisis de 
Riesgo de plagas . Establece las medidas fitosanitarias para la plaga fusariosis del banano 
(Fusarium odoratissimum syn ; Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense raza 4 tropical)  
(Resolution No . 096-2022-NR-ARP-SFE of the State Phytosanitary Service, Standards and 
Regulations Department, Pest Risk Analysis Unit, establishing phytosanitary measures for 
the pest fusarium wilt of banana  (Fusarium odoratissimum syn: Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. 
cubense tropical race 4) ) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 11 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CRI/22_2456_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Resolu tion establishes phytosanitary measures for 
the pest fusarium wilt of banana  (Fusarium odoratissimum syn: Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. 
cubense tropical race 4) . It replaces and repeals Resolution No. 004-2017-NR-SFE of 3 0 
October 2 017, notified in document G/ SPS/N/CRI/190 on 3 0 August 2 017, and Addendum 
No. 1 to Resolution No. 004-2017-NR-SFE of 2 4 January 2 019, notified in document 
G/SPS/N/CRI/208 on 1 5 February 2 019. 
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) : G/SPS/N/CRI/245  
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  [ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[X] None  
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 availa ble: 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 17 February 2 022 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 17 February 2 022 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 17 February 2 022 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 June 2 022 
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, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería , MAG (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)  
Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado , SFE (State Phytosanitary Service)  
Centro de Información y Notificación en MSF  (SPS Enquiry and Notification Point)  
Apartado postal 1521 - 1200 
Tel.: (+506) 2549 3692  
Fax: (+506) 2549 3598  
Email: puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr  
Website: http://www.sfe.go.cr