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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CRI/31 
1 April 2004 
 (04-1485) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  COSTA RICA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Livest ock, State Phytosanitary Service  
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):  Asexual propagative material, fresh fru it and vegetables for consumption and 
any other material capable of hosting the pink hibiscus mealybug (HS Chapters 7 and 8).  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Mexico
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  
 Guía Técnica ARF  (Technical Document on High Phytosanitary Risk) No. 02. 
Phytosanitary Requirements for the Importation of Propagative Plant Material  (171 pages, 
in Spanish). 
 Guía Técnica ARF  (Technical Document on High Phytosanitary Risk). 
Phytosanitary Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Fruit, Vegetables, Roots, Bulbs 
and Tubers for Consumption or Use in th e Food Industry  (26 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  Introduces a change in the phytosanitary requirements for plants 
and plant products from Mexico. Products are now required to come from a place of 
production free from the pink hibiscus mealybug ( Maconellicoccus hirsutus  Green), in the 
light of the recent report of the presence of this pest in the State of Nayarit.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [    ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  Change in the 
phytosanitary requirements for plants and plant products from the State of Nayarit, Mexico.  Products are now required to come from a pl ace of production free from the pink hibiscus 
mealybug ( Maconellicoccus hirsutus  Green).  
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    G/SPS/N/CRI/31 
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10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
 Guía Técnica ARF  (Technical Document on High Phytosanitary Risk) No. 02.  
Phytosanitary Requirements for the Importation of Propagative Plant Material (available in 
Spanish).  
 Guía Técnica ARF  (Technical Document on High Phytosanitary Risk). 
Phytosanitary Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Fruit, Vegetables, Roots, Bulbs 
and Tubers for Consumption or Use in the Food Industry.  
 Detection of Pink Hibiscus Mealybug (Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green) in the 
Municipality of Bahía de Banderas in the State of Nayarit, Mexico .  03/08/04.  North 
American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO) Phytosanitary Alert System.  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Immediately  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
National enquiry point: 
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado Centro de Información y Notificación en  Medidas Sanitarias y Fitosanitarias 
Apartado Postal 70-3006 
Barreal de Heredia, Costa Rica 
Tel.: (506) 260-8300, ext. 2090 Fax: (506) 262-7831 E-mail:  notificaciones@protecnet.go.cr  
 