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Notifying Member: COSTA RICA

If applicable, name of local government involved:

2.

Agency responsible: Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado (State Phytosanitary Service), Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)

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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): Rooted Echinopsis spp. cuttings for propagation (HS code(s): 0602)

4.

Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[ ] All trading partners

[X] Specific regions or countries: China

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Title of the notified document: Proyecto de Resolución para regular la importación de esquejes enraizados de Echinopsis spp. para propagación originarias de China (Draft Resolution governing the importation of rooted Echinopsis spp. cuttings for propagation originating in China). Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 7

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/CRI/24_07155_00_s.pdf

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Description of content: The notified draft Resolution establishes the phytosanitary measures for the importation of rooted Echinopsis spp. cuttings for propagation originating in China.

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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.

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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):

[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number):

[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM No.):

[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:

9.

Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be determined, but after the end of the consultation period.

[ ] Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 22 December 2024

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:

Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)

Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado, SFE (State Phytosanitary Service)

Centro de Información y Notificación en MSF (SPS Enquiry and Notification Point)

Apartado postal 1521 - 1200

San José, Costa Rica

Tel.: (+506) 2549 3407

Fax: (+506) 2549 3598

Email: [email protected]

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Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:

Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería

Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado, SFE

Centro de Información y Notificación en MSF

Apartado postal 1521 - 1200

San José, Costa Rica

Tel.: (+506) 2549 3407

Fax: (+506) 2549 3598

Email: [email protected]