. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CRI/77 
11 June 2009 
 (09-2815) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:  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 Liv estock, 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):  Citrus ( Citrus  spp.)  propagation material and fruit.   Propagation material of 
other Huanglongbing (HLB) host plants 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners, or 
[ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  Huanglongbing ("Citrus gree ning"), Análisis de Riesgo 
de Plagas por Plaga (Huanglongbing (citrus greening):  Pest risk analysis). 
Text available online at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/CRI/09_2003_00_s.pdf  
Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  6 
6. Description of content:  The notified text establishes th e phytosanitary requirements for 
the importation into Costa Rica of citrus ( Citrus  spp.)  propagation material and fruit and 
propagation material of other hosts of Huanglongbing or citrus greening disease 
(Candidatus Liberobacter  spp.). 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Change in the 
phytosanitary status of Belize following the detection of Huanglongbing , a pest posing a 
high phytosanitary risk to citrus fruit.  
9. 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)  G/SPS/N/CRI/77 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM N°)  
[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:  
10. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
Huanglongbing (citrus greening):  Pest risk analysis. 
Reglamento Técnico RTCR:  379:2000:  Proced imientos para la aplic ación de requisitos 
fitosanitarios para la importación de plant as, productos vegetales y otros capaces de 
transportar plagas (Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 379:2000:  Procedures 
for the implementation of phytosanitary require ments for the importation of plants, plant 
products and other plant material capable of harbouring pests);  Decreto  (Decree) 
No. 29473-MEIC-MAG of the Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade (MEIC) and 
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), published in Official Journal La Gaceta  
No. 93 of 16 May 2001. 
11. Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period of application (as applicable):  Immediately 
upon notification 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. 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 (SFE) Centro de Información y Notificación en  Medidas Sanitarias y Fitosanitarias 
Apartado Postal 70-3006 
Barreal de Heredia, Costa Rica 
Tel.: +(506) 22 60 83 00, Ext. 2065 Fax: +(506) 22 62 78 31 E-mail: notificaciones@protecnet.go.cr