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G/SPS/N/CRI/122 
11 June 2012 
 (12-3086) 
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):  Potato tubers for industrial use (HS code 0701.90) 
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:  Requisitos establecidos para la importación de papa 
tubérculo para la industria en relaci ón con la plaga Candidatus Liberibacter 
solanacearum "Zebra chip"  (Import requirements for potato tubers for industrial use in 
relation to the pest Candidatus  Liberibacter solanacearum "Zebra chip") 
Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  1 
Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/CRI/12_2222_00_s.pdf 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/CRI/12_2222_01_s.pdf 
6. Description of content:  Application of technically based phytosanitary measures.  
Establishment of additional phytosanitary import requirements for potato tubers for 
industrial use in relation to the pest Candidatus  Liberibacter solanacearum. 
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 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/122 
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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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
- Ley Nº 7664 de Protección Fitosanitaria (Law No. 7664 on phytosanitary protection); 
- Decreto Nº 26921 Reglamento a la Ley de Protección Fitosanitaria (Decree 
No. 26921:  Regulations implementing the Law on phytosanitary protection); 
- "Zebra chip" Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Análisis de Riesgo de Plagas por 
Plaga.  Revisión 2  ("Zebra chip" Candidatus  Liberibacter solanacearum - Pest risk 
analysis, 2nd revision). 
 (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) :  10 August 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