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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CRI/92/Add.1 
10 May 2010 
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 4 May 2010, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of Costa Rica
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Technical Document on High Phytosanitary Risk No. 08:  Phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation into Costa Rica of miscellaneous  goods (last updated:  February 2010 ) 
 This addendum corrects the requirements for shipments of new and used wooden pallets 
laid down in the notification G/SPS/N/CRI/92 of 10  March 2010.  The error consisted of using as a 
reference International Standards fo r Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 15 Regulation of Wood 
Packaging Material in International Trade , which refers only to w ooden pallets accompanying a 
commercial shipment and not to wooden pallets as a shipment.  This type of product is considered 
as wood, and the relevant requirements are th e same as for sawn timber and logs, namely: 
 The shipment must be accompanied by an o fficial phytosanitary certificate issued by 
the country of origin and a declaration that it was fumigated with methyl bromide or 
phosphine, heat-treated (kiln-dried to a moisture content of less than 20 per cent) or vacuum 
pressure-treated (with chromated copper arsenat e, CCA) or underwent a similar treatment 
(to be specified).  The wood must be debarked. 
 An exception permitting treatment of the shipment upon entry into Costa Rica is made in 
cases where the phytosanitary certificate from the co untry of origin fails to specify the above. 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation [X] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation [ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication, or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other: G/SPS/N/CRI/92/Add.1 
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  Comment period:  (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure in 
terms of products and/or potentially affected  Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments 
should be provided, normally of at least 60 cale ndar days.  Under other circumstances, such as 
extension of originally announced final date fo r comments, the comment period provided in the 
addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  20 May 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax num ber and e-mail address (if available) of other 
body
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Text available from:  [X] National Notificati on 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@sfe.go.cr 
Website: http://www.sfe.go.cr/
 
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