Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification - Costa Rica - Fresh avocados - Addendum

NOTIFICATION

Addendum

The following communication, received on 6 February 2018, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Costa Rica.

 

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Resolution DSFE 002-2018 establishing mitigation measures and phytosanitary requirements for the importation of regulated articles that are vectors of Avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVd)

The notified Resolution replaces and repeals Resolution DSFE-03-2015 of 22 April 2015 issued by the Executive Directorate of the State Phytosanitary Service.

It establishes the following phytosanitary measures for the importation of regulated articles that are vectors of Avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVd), originating from any country in which the pest Avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVd) is present (see phytosanitary measures):

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CRI/18_0746_00_s.pdf

This addendum concerns a:

[ ]           Modification of final date for comments

[X]          Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation

[ ]           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:

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 calendar days. Under other circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for 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): Not applicable.

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

 

 

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 (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)

Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado (SFE) (State Phytosanitary Service)

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

Apartado Postal 1521-1200

San José, Costa Rica

Tel.: (+506) 2549-3454

Fax: (+506) 2549-3598

Email: puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr

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