WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/CRI/20
17March 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-1072)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: COSTA RICA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture andLivestock
Directorate-General ofAgricultural Protection
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Notapplicable,
applies toanyplant orvegetable product subject toverification atorigin.
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: RTCR:351:1997, Guidelines forthe
Verification atOrigin with aView totheImportation ofPlants, Biological Control
Agents andOther Organisms forAgricultural Use
5. Description ofcontent: Prevent theintroduction intoCosta Ricaofquarantine pests in
plants, biological control agents andother organisms foragricultural use,byestablishing
phytosanitary measures fortheirimportation.
6. Objective andrationale: Toverify atorigin thatplants, biological control agents and
other organisms foragricultural usetobeintroduced intothecountry meet the
established phytosanitary requirements.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents and language(s) inwhich these areavailable: RTCR:351:97,
Guidelines fortheverification atorigin ofplants, biological control agents andother
organisms foragricultural use. InSpanish. Tobepublished intheOfficial Journal
"LaGaceta".
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Notspecified
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Notspecified
11. Final date forcomments: 60days
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
Ministry ofAgriculture andLivestock
Directorate ofAgricultural Protection
Phytosanitary RiskAnalysis Programme
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: Ministerio deAgricultura yGanadería
Dirección deProtección Agropecuaria
Centro deInformación Fitosanitaria
yZoosanitaria paraelComercio
Tel: (506) 260-6190 Fax: (506) 260-8291
E-mail: protagro@sol.racsa.co.cr
Apartado Postal: 10094-1000 SanJosé, Costa Rica