SPS - Sanitary or phytosanitary measure - Any measure applied:
To protect animal or plant life or health within the territory of the Member from risks arising from the entry, establishment or spread of pests, diseases, disease-carrying organisms or disease-causing organisms, risks arising from additives, contaminants, toxins or disease-causing organisms in foods, beverages or feedstuffs, risks arising from diseases carried by animals, plants or products thereof, or from the entry, establishment or spread of pests and to prevent or limit other damage within the territory of the Member from the entry, establishment or spread of pests.
| S.No. | Date | Notifying Member | Region Country | Product Covered | Brief | Notification | Final Date of Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Mar 2025 | Costa Rica | All Trading Partner | Fresh asparagus (HS code: 070920) | Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.; Plant health; Pests; Territory protection; Pest- or Disease- free Regions / Regionalization; Pests; Pest- or Disease- free Regions / Regionalization; Territory protection; Plant health | G/SPS/N/CRI/291/Add.1 | N/A |
| 2 | 11 Mar 2025 | Costa Rica | All Trading Partner | Fresh blackberries (HS code: 081020) | Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.; Plant health; Territory protection; Territory protection; Plant health | G/SPS/N/CRI/292/Add.1 | N/A |
| 3 | 18 Feb 2025 | Costa Rica | All Trading Partner | Fresh produce for consumption, fresh produce for industry, fresh cut flowers for ornamental purposes and fresh cut foliage for ornamental purposes. | Pests; Plant health; Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.; Territory protection; Pests; Territory protection; Plant health | G/SPS/N/CRI/290/Add.1 | N/A |
| 4 | 06 Feb 2025 | Costa Rica | All Trading Partner | Live dogs and cats (HS code: 0106.19) | Animal health; Animal diseases | G/SPS/N/CRI/300 | N/A |
| 5 | 02 Oct 2024 | Costa Rica | All trading Partner | Rooted apple (Malus domestica) plants; live plants, including their roots (HS code(s): 060290) | Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.; Plant health; Territory protection; Territory protection; Plant health | G/SPS/N/CRI/260/Add.2 | N/A |
| 6 | 19 Sep 2024 | Costa Rica | All trading Partner | Fresh citrus fruits (Citrus spp.) for consumption | Territory protection; Plant health; Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.; Territory protection; Plant health | G/SPS/N/CRI/259/Add.2 | N/A |
| 7 | 16 Sep 2024 | Costa Rica | All trading Partner | Fresh pomegranates (Punica granatum) for consumption | Plant health; Territory protection; Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.; Territory protection; Plant health | G/SPS/N/CRI/257/Add.2 | N/A |
| 8 | 19 Mar 2024 | Costa Rica | All trading Partner | Fresh citrus fruits (Citrus spp.) for consumption | Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.; Plant health; Territory protection; Territory protection; Plant health | G/SPS/N/CRI/259/Add.1 | N/A |
| 9 | 23 Jan 2024 | Costa Rica | China | Rooted apple (Malus domestica) plants; live plants, including their roots (HS code(s): 060290) | Plant health; Territory protection | G/SPS/N/CRI/260 | N/A |
| 10 | 23 Jan 2024 | Costa Rica | Egypt | Fresh mangoes (HS code(s): 080450) | Plant health; Territory protection | G/SPS/N/CRI/261 | N/A |
| 11 | 16 Jan 2024 | Costa Rica | Egypt | Fresh citrus fruits (Citrus spp.) for consumption | Plant health; Territory protection | G/SPS/N/CRI/259 | N/A |
| 12 | 17 Jul 2023 | Costa Rica | All Trading Partner | Milk and processed milk products (ICS: 67.100.10) | Human health; Food safety | G/SPS/N/CRI/254 | N/A |
| 13 | 14 Jul 2023 | Costa Rica | All Trading Partner | Pumpkins, squash and gourds, "Cucurbita spp", fresh or chilled (HS code(s): 070993); Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code(s): 08) Fresh pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo), squash (Cucurbita pepo) and watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (syn. citrullus vulgare)), fresh mango (Mangifera indica), Persian limes (Citrus x latifolia), citrus fruits (Citrus spp.), for consumption. | Plant health; Pests; Territory protection; Fruit fly | G/SPS/N/CRI/253 | N/A |
| 14 | 20 May 2022 | Costa Rica | All Trading Partners | Avocados (HS code: 080440) | Plant protection (SPS); Protect territory from other damage from pests (SPS) | G/SPS/N/CRI/247 | N/A |
| 15 | 22 Apr 2021 | Costa Rica | All Trading Partners | Animals, products and by-products of animal origin, animal feed, genetic material and veterinary drugs, in accordance... | Animal diseases, Animal health, Food safety, Human health, Territory protection | G/SPS/N/CRI/237 | N/A |
| 16 | 16 Oct 2020 | Costa Rica | All Trading Partners | Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and... | Adoption publication entry into force of reg., Pests, Plant diseases, Territory... | G/SPS/N/CRI/225/Add.2 | N/A |
| 17 | 20 Mar 2020 | Costa Rica | All Trading Partners | Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and... | G/SPS/N/CRI/223/Add.1 | N/A | |
| 18 | 20 Mar 2020 | Costa Rica | All Trading Partners | Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and... | G/SPS/N/CRI/222/Add.1 | N/A | |
| 19 | 01 Oct 2019 | Costa Rica | All Trading Partners | Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey.. | Food safety, Protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease | G/SPS/N/CRI/217/Add.1 | N/A |
| 20 | 01 Oct 2019 | Costa Rica | Chile | Day-old live poultry (HS code: 0105), fertile eggs (HS... | Animal diseases, Animal health, Avian Influenza, Zoonoses | G/SPS/N/CRI/218 | N/A |
| 21 | 14 Aug 2018 | Costa Rica | All Trading Company | Dairy products, milk powder and cream powder | Food safety, Human health | G/SPS/N/CRI/201 | N/A |
| 22 | 19 Feb 2018 | Costa Rica | All Trading Partners | HS code 67.100.01: Milk and milk products in general | Food safety, Human health | G/SPS/N/CRI/197 | N/A |
| 23 | 07 Feb 2018 | Costa Rica | All Trading Partners | - Avocados | Adoption/Entry into force of new regulation | G/SPS/N/CRI/191/Add.1 | N/A |
| 24 | 26 Sep 2017 | Costa Rica | All Trading Partners | HS Code(s): 080810 Manzanas frescas | Adoption/Entry into force of new regulation | G/SPS/N/CRI/189/Add.1 | N/A |
| 25 | 10 Nov 2016 | Costa Rica | All trading partners | HS code 0901: Green coffee beans (Coffea arabica L.). | Plant health | G/SPS/N/CRI/181 | N/A |
| 26 | 13 Jul 2015 | Costa Rica | All trading partners | HS code 0804: Fresh avocados. | Pests Plant health | G/SPS/N/CRI/162 | N/A |
| 27 | 06 Nov 2013 | Costa Rica | All trading partners | -- | Animal health Food safety Human health | G/SPS/N/CRI/141/Corr.1 | N/A |
| 28 | 19 Jul 2012 | Costa Rica | All trading partners | -- | Pests Plant Health Territory Protection Modification Of Content/Scope Of Regulation | G/SPS/N/CRI/122/Add.1 | N/A |
| 29 | 02 Nov 2011 | Costa Rica | All trading partners | International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.100.99 | Food safety Human health | G/SPS/N/CRI/114 | N/A |
| 30 | 05 Oct 2011 | Costa Rica | All trading partners | Live animals (HS Code: 01; ICS: 13)Animal products of bovine origin (HS Code: 05) | Animal health Food safety Human health Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg. Animal diseases Zoonoses Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy(BSE) | G/SPS/N/CRI/112 | N/A |
| Source: wto.org Note:-For Earlier SPS/TBT Notifications May Kindly Refer to eping |
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