APPENDIX TABLESCosta Rica WT/TPR/S/83
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Table AI.1
Costa Rica:  Exports and re-exports, by major products(Millions of US$)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Total (millions of US$) 2,701.8 2,779.8 3,893.0 5,355.3 6,283.1
Primary products, total 70.2 74.4 56.6 44.2 31.9
   Agricultural and livestock products 68.4 72.3 55.2 43.1 31.0
      Food products 63.4 65.6 50.4 38.8 28.6
         080300 Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried 25.4 23.2 15.6 12.2 10.2
         090111 Coffee, not roasted, decaffeinated 15.5 13.8 10.7 7.6 4.6
         080430 Pineapples, fresh or dried 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.1 2.0
         080710 Melons (including water melons) and papaws 
(papayas), fresh1.7 1.7 1.5 1.2 1.1
         210690 Food preparations 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.8 1.0
      Agricultural raw materials 5.0 6.7 4.8 4.3 2.5
         060491 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants 1.4 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.7
         060299 Other live plants (including their roots) 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.7
   Mining 1.8 2.1 1.4 1.1 0.9
      Ores and other minerals 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1
         261690 Precious metal ores and concentrates 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0
      Non-ferrous metals 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.4
      Fuels 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.4
Manufactures 25.1 25.4 42.9 55.7 67.9
   Iron and steel 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
   Chemicals 6.5 6.9 5.7 4.7 4.1
      300490 Medicaments, in measured doses 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2
      220710 Undenatured ethyl alcohol 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.2
   Other semi-manufactures 7.3 7.5 6.3 4.9 4.3
   Machinery and transport equipment 3.2 4.2 11.6 26.5 46.5
      Power generating machinery 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
      Other machinery, non-electrical 0.5 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0
         Agricultural machinery and tractors 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
      Office machines and telecommunications equipment 0.1 0.2 3.9 20.8 41.0
         847330 Parts and accessories of automatic
                      data-processing machines0.0 0.0 0.0 10.3 39.5
         854280 Electronic integrated circuits 0.0 0.0 0.1 7.6 0.7
      Other electrical machinery 2.2 2.4 6.0 4.4 4.2
         854390 Parts of printing machines and equipment 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.9
         851631 Electrical hairdryers 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.8 0.8
      Products of the automotive industry 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1
      Other transport equipment 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2
   Textiles 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.9
   Clothing 1.9 1.1 11.2 12.1 6.1
      610821 Women's or girls' petticoats and briefs, of cotton 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.9 1.1
      620342 Men's or boys' trousers and shorts, of cotton 0.3 0.3 1.6 1.9 1.0
      621210 Brassières and parts thereof, knitted 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.0 0.8
   Other consumer goods 4.5 4.0 6.4 6.1 5.3
      901839 Syringes, catheters, cannulae and the like 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.2 1.3
      711319 Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious
    metal1.4 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.7
Other 4.7 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.1
   Gold 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
Source:  United Nations Statistics Office, Comtrade database (SITC, Rev.3).WT/TPR/S/83 Trade Policy Review
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Table AI.2
Costa Rica:  Imports by major products
(Percentage)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Total (millions US$) 3,205.48 3,561.02 4,510.92 6,237.13 5,986.53
Primary products, total 21.89 25.20 19.87 14.35 14.98
   Agricultural and livestock products 11.43 14.12 10.59 8.58 8.07
      Food products 10.18 12.89 9.74 7.87 7.30
         100590 Maize (corn), not for sowing 1.62 2.54 1.22 0.95 0.81
         120100 Soya beans 1.40 1.82 1.22 0.89 0.80
         100190 Wheat and meslin 0.67 0.63 0.38 0.60 0.46
         100610 Rice in the husk (paddy or rough) 0.49 0.80 0.57 0.55 0.27
         190410 Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals
                       or cereal products0.25 0.25 0.22 0.20 0.20
      Agricultural raw materials 1.24 1.23 0.85 0.71 0.77
         120991 Vegetable seeds 0.07 0.05 0.06 0.05 0.06
Mining 10.46 11.08 9.27 5.77 6.91
      Ores and other minerals 0.30 0.26 0.27 0.28 0.35
      Non-ferrous metals 1.65 1.42 1.65 1.18 1.14
      Fuels 8.51 9.40 7.35 4.31 5.42
         271099 Petroleum oils obtained from bituminous minerals 0.97 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.06
Manufactures 77.37 71.41 79.46 85.09 68.64
   Iron and steel 4.48 3.40 3.42 2.96 2.67
   Chemicals 19.83 18.47 16.53 12.95 13.65
      300490 Medicaments, in measured doses 1.77 1.83 1.61 1.49 1.68
      380820 Fungicides, put up for retail sale or as preparations 1.28 1.08 1.07 0.83 0.80
   Other semi-manufactures 14.19 12.49 11.17 9.48 9.72
      480411 Uncoated paper, Kraftliner 2.58 1.97 1.41 1.21 1.69
   Machinery and transport equipment 26.60 25.44 30.90 39.37 30.90
      Power-generating machinery 1.82 0.73 0.90 0.66 1.19
      Other machinery, non-electrical 7.67 6.86 7.33 7.97 6.60
         Agricultural machinery and tractors 0.58 0.65 0.58 0.51 0.51
      Office machines and telecommunications equipment 5.29 5.36 7.05 14.64 11.46
         854220 Hybrid integrated circuits 0.06 0.10 0.17 7.69 3.37
         854211 Monolithic digital integrated circuits 0.01 0.02 0.58 0.98 2.65
         847330 Parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines 0.59 0.48 0.44 0.55 0.65
         847191 Digital processing units 0.12 0.28 0.47 0.57 0.50
         854290 Parts of integrated electronic circuits 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.14 0.45
      Other electrical machines 4.05 3.46 5.68 6.09 4.44
      Products of the automotive industry 6.13 7.93 8.61 9.05 6.08
      Other transport equipment 1.63 1.09 1.31 0.96 1.13
   Textiles 2.74 2.38 4.42 3.20 2.27
   Clothing 1.16 1.16 4.83 9.35 2.87
      620342 Men's or boys' trousers and shorts, of cotton 0.05 0.06 0.86 1.24 0.49
   Other consumer goods 8.36 8.08 8.19 7.80 6.55
      392690 Other articles of plastics or other materials 0.28 0.29 0.50 0.57 0.43
Products not classified elsewhere 0.74 3.39 0.67 0.56 16.38
Source: United Nations Statistics Office, Comtrade database (SITC, Rev.3).Costa Rica WT/TPR/S/83
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Table AI.3
Costa Rica:  Exports and re-exports, by trading partners
(Percentage)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Total (millions US$) 2,701.76 2,779.79 3,892.95 5,355.31 6,283.08
  Americas 62.63 62.53 72.06 68.18 68.77
    United States 40.15 36.93 48.66 48.15 51.94
    Canada 1.24 1.91 1.82 1.63 0.64
    Other Americas 21.25 23.69 21.58 18.40 16.19
      Guatemala 4.33 4.44 3.87 3.21 2.85
      Nicaragua 3.23 3.67 2.94 2.64 2.84
      Mexico 0.61 1.90 1.88 1.54 2.26
      Panama 3.13 3.07 3.03 2.58 2.07
      El Salvador 3.36 3.36 2.81 2.09 1.84
      Honduras 2.02 2.35 1.91 1.69 1.65
  Europe 33.01 32.63 23.70 24.40 23.76
    EU (15) 30.74 30.87 22.40 21.95 22.38
      Netherlands 3.24 4.03 2.92 3.81 7.10
      United Kingdom 3.75 3.34 2.78 4.09 6.15
      Germany 6.40 7.43 4.79 4.04 2.81
    EFTA 0.80 0.53 0.53 0.99 0.19
    Eastern Europe 1.45 1.07 0.74 1.30 0.91
      Former USSR 1.23 0.82 0.61 0.85 0.57
    Other Europe 0.01 0.16 0.03 0.16 0.27
  Asia 3.93 3.63 3.75 7.05 6.93
    Middle East 0.52 0.41 0.15 0.31 0.28
    Eastern Asia 3.39 3.18 3.51 6.69 6.59
      Japan 1.04 1.26 0.88 1.20 2.03
    South Asia 0.02 0.04 0.09 0.05 0.06
  Oceania 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.17 0.39
  Africa 0.22 0.26 0.32 0.20 0.16
  Not classified elsewhere 0.07 0.81 0.03 0.00 0.00
Source:  United Nations Statistics Office, Comtrade database (SITC, Rev.3).WT/TPR/S/83 Trade Policy Review
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Table AI.4
Costa Rica:  Imports, by trading partners
(Percentage)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Total (millions US$) 3,205.48 3,561.02 4,510.92 6,237.13 5,986.53
  Americas 77.88 79.61 76.68 77.22 78.32
    United States 45.33 46.37 47.34 55.86 54.76
    Canada 1.23 1.34 1.48 1.36 1.15
    Other Americas 31.32 31.90 27.86 20.00 22.41
      Mexico 5.51 7.05 6.21 5.26 5.75
      Venezuela 6.59 7.09 6.31 2.99 4.15
      Guatemala 3.50 3.26 2.94 2.32 2.38
      El Salvador 2.63 2.62 2.51 1.85 1.67
      Brazil 3.17 2.22 1.57 1.42 1.67
      Colombia 3.08 3.12 2.42 1.58 1.60
  Europe 13.10 11.71 11.87 11.01 10.52
    EU (15) 11.68 10.56 10.09 9.54 9.36
      Germany 3.12 2.50 2.50 2.10 2.07
      Spain 1.79 1.41 1.31 1.61 1.46
    EFTA 0.63 0.58 0.71 0.64 0.52
    Eastern Europe 0.68 0.40 0.85 0.69 0.49
      Former USSR 0.36 0.08 0.54 0.58 0.37
    Other Europe 0.11 0.17 0.22 0.13 0.15
  Asia 8.47 8.29 11.00 11.55 10.89
    Middle East 0.24 0.29 0.52 0.36 0.31
    Eastern Asia 8.15 7.83 10.36 11.07 10.46
      Japan 3.83 4.09 5.32 6.17 5.02
      Korea. Republic of 1.24 0.08 1.60 1.50 1.76
    South Asia 0.08 0.18 0.12 0.12 0.12
  Oceania 0.19 0.04 0.16 0.08 0.13
  Africa 0.12 0.23 0.13 0.07 0.04
  Not classified elsewhere 0.24 0.12 0.16 0.07 0.11
Source:  United Nations Statistics Office, Comtrade database. (SITC, Rev.3).Costa Rica WT/TPR/S/83
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Table AII.1
Main laws and regulations relating to foreign trade, in force at December 2000
Name or description Number Date
General legislation
Constitution of Costa Rica -
General Law on Public Administration Law N° 6227 2.5.1978
Law on the Implementation of the Uruguay Round Agreements and Multilateral
Trade NegotiationsLaw N° 7473 27.12.1994
Preferential trade
General Treaty on Central American Economic Integration D.L. N° 1435 5.6.1961
Protocol to the General Treaty on Central American Economic Integration - 29.10.1993
Convention on the Central American Customs and Tariff Regime and protocols
thereto--
Protocol Amending the Central American Uniform Customs Code Law N° 7485 6.4.1995
Second Protocol Amending the Central American Uniform Customs Code Draft Law N° 13795 Pending
Costa Rica – Panama Free Trade Agreement Law N° 5252 18.7.1973
Costa Rica – Mexico Free Trade Agreement Law N° 7474 20.12.1994
Central America – Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement Law N° 7882 9.6.1999
Central America – Chile Free Trade Agreement Draft Law N° 13809 7.12.1999
Customs clearance procedures
General Customs Law Law N° 7557 13.10.1995
Regulations to the General Customs Law E.D. N° 25270-H 14.6.1996
Customs Value of Imported Goods Law N° 8013 5.12.2000
Protocol Amending the Central American Uniform Customs Code (CAUCA II) Law N° 7485 6.4.1995
Import and export regimes
Law on Narcotics, Psychotropic Substances, Unauthorized Drugs and Related
ActivitiesLaw N° 7786 30.4.1998
Forestry Law Law N° 7575 13.2.1996
Regulations to the Forestry Law E.D. N° 25721-MINAE 23.1.1997
General Health Law Law N° 5395 30.10.1973
Law on Arms and Explosives Law N° 7530 10.7.1995
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
FloraLaw N° 5605 16.10.1996
Adoption of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer Law N° 7223 2.4.1991
Regulations to the Law on Wildlife Conservation E.D. N° 26435-MINAE 1.10.1997
Law on Wildlife Conservation Law N° 7317 7.12.1992
Regulations to the Law on Arms and Explosives E.D. N° 25120-SP 17.4.1996
Law on the National Archaeological Heritage Law N° 6703
Regulations for the registration and marketing of foods E.D. N° 26725-S 16.3.1998
Additional regulations for the registration and marketing of foods E.D. N° 26817-S 5.5.1998
Regulations for the registration of dangerous products E.D. N° 28113-S 6.10.1999
Regulations for the Registration, Control, Import and Advertising of Medicines E.D. N° 28466-S 29.2.2000
Regulations for the registration of cosmetics E.D. N° 27020-S 5.6.1998
Reforms to the regulations for the registration of cosmetics E.D. N° 27256-S 11.9.1998
Tax and tariff concessions
Law on the Free Trade Zone Regime Law N° 7210 22.11.1990
Reforms to the Law on Free Trade Zones Law N° 7830 10.9.1998
Regulations to the Law on the Free Trade Zone Regime E.D. N° 28451-H-COMEX 22.12.1999
Regulations for the Inward Processing and Duties Rebate Regimes E.D. N° 26285-H-COMEX 19.8.1997
Reforms to the Regulations for the Inward Processing and Duties Rebate Regimes E.D. N° 27329 - H - COMEX 22.8.1998
Rules of origin
Central American Regulations on the Origin of Goods E.D. N° 26833-MEIC 20.3.1998
Chapter IV Costa Rica-Mexico Free Trade Agreement Law N° 7474 20.12.1994
Regulations to the Panama – Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement E.D. N° 17188-MEIC 12.9.1986
Chapter IV Central America – Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement Law N° 7882 9.6.1999
Chapter 4 Central America – Chile Free Trade Agreement Draft Law N° 13809 7.12.1999
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Name or description Number Date
Activities of State bodies
Law on Spirits Law N° 10 7.10.1936
Regulations to the Law on Spirits E.D. N° 17757-G 28.9.1987
Law on Hydrocarbons Law N° 7399 27.4.1994
Creation of the conversion of production programme in the agricultural sector Law N° 7742 11.12.1996
Regulations for the Creation of the Costa Rican Electricity Institute Law N° 499 8.4.1949
Government procurement
Law on Administrative Procurement Law N° 7494 8.6.1995
Reforms to the Law on Administrative Procurement Law N° 7612 22.7.1996
General Regulations on Administrative Procurement E.D. N° 25038-H 28.3.1996
Costa Rica – Mexico Free Trade Agreement Law N° 7474 20.12.1994
General Law on Public Works Concessions with Public Services Law N° 7762 22.5.1998
General Regulations on Public Works Concessions with Public Services E.D. N° 27098-MOPT 16.6.1998
Reforms to the General Regulations on Public Works Concessions with Public
ServicesE.D. N° 27253-MOPT 27.8.1998
Organic Law on the Office of the Comptroller-General of the Republic Law N° 7428 4.11.1994
Regulations on Ordinary Administrative Procurement Procedures in the Ministry
of Public Works and Transport (MOPT)E.D. N° 25311-MOPT 24.7.1996
Regulations for the Use of the Suppliers' Register E.D. N° 25113-H 24.4.1996
Regulations on Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport Supplies and Purchases E.D. N° 25958-C 3.3.1997
Chapter V Central/America – Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement Law N° 7882 9.6.1999
Chapter 5 Central/America – Chile Free Trade Agreement Draft Law N° 13809 7.12.1999
Import and export cartels
Organic Law on Sugar Cane Agriculture and Industry Law N° 7818 2.9.1998
Competition policy
Law on the Promotion of Competition and Consumer Protection Law N° 7472 19.1.1995
Regulations to the Law on the Promotion of Competition and Effective Consumer
ProtectionE.D. N° 25234-MEIC 25.1.1996
Technical requirements, rules and standards
Central American Regulations on Standardization Measures, Metrology and
Authorization ProceduresE.D. N° 28222-MEIC-COMEX 30.9.1999
National Quality System E.D. N° 24662-MEIC-S-MAG-
MIRENEM-MOPT-PLAN9.10.1995
Functions of the National Office for Standards and Units of Measurement E.D. N° 3892-MEIC 28.6.1974
Sanitary and phytosanitary standards
Law on Plant Protection Law N° 7664 2.5.1997
Regulations to the Law on Plant Protection E.D. N° 26921-MAG 22.5.1998
Chapter VI Costa Rica – Mexico Free Trade Agreement Law N° 7474 20.12.1994
Central American Regulations on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and
ProceduresE.D. N° 28222-MEIC-COMEX 30.9.1999
Chapter VI Central/America – Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement Law N° 7882 9.6.1999
Chapter 8 Central/America – Chile Free Trade Agreement Draft Law N° 13809 7.12.1999
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard measures
Central American Regulations on Unfair Business Practices E.D. N° 24868-MEIC-COMEX 19.12.1995
Central American Regulations on Safeguard Measures E.D. N° 25242-MEIC-COMEX 31.5.1996
Investigating Authority for Unfair Business Practices and Safeguards E.D. N° 29117-MEIC 6.12.2000
Chapters VII and VIII Costa Rica – Mexico Free Trade Agreement Law N° 7474 20.12.1994
Chapters VII and VIII Central/America – Dominican Republic Free Trade
AgreementLaw N° 7882 9.6.1999
Chapters 6 and 7 Central/America – Chile Free Trade Agreement Draft Law N° 13809 7.12.1999
Intellectual Property (see Table III.12) --
Source:  WTO Secretariat on the basis of information provided by the Costa Rican authorities.Costa Rica WT/TPR/S/83
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Table AII.2
Notifications by Costa Rica under WTO Agreements (as at 5 January 2001)
Article/instrument
imposing obligationWTO document – date
(last document if recurrent)Description of requirement
Agreement on Agriculture
Article 18.2 G/AG/N/CRI/7 - 11.10.00 Tables DS.1, DS.4 and DS.9 – Domestic support
Articles 10 and 18.2 G/AG/N/CRI/4 - 10.3.98
G/AG/N/CRI/10 – 20.7.00Tables ES.1 to ES.3 – Export subsidies
Article 5 G/AG/N/CRI/11 – 11.10.00
G/AG/N/CRI/12 – 11.10.00Tables MA.4 and MA.5 – Special safeguard measures
Anti-Dumping Agreement (Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of GATT)
Article 16.4 G/ADP/N/65/CRI - 18.9.00 Semi-annual reports
Article 16.5 G/ADP/N/14/Add.11 - 20.10.00 Competent authorities
Article 18.5 G/ADP/N/1/CRI/1 – 30.3.95
G/ADP/N/1/CRI/1/Suppl.1 – 2.4.98Incorporation of the Agreement into national legislation
Agreement on Customs Valuation (Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of GATT)
WT/L/38 G/VAL/2 – 28.4.95 Invocation of special provisions
Article 20.1 G/VAL/N/1/CRI/1 - 27.9.00 Publication of laws and regulations
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures
Article 7.3 G/LIC/N/3/CRI/1 - 23.1.96
G/LIC/N/3/CRI/2 - 18.6.98Replies to questionnaire on import licensing procedures
Articles 1.4 (a) and 8.2 (b) G/LIC/N/1/CRI/1 – 23.1.96 Publication of laws and regulations
Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
Article 5 G/PSI/N/1/Add.1 - 8.6.95 Laws and regulations
Agreement on Rules of Origin
Article 5.1 G/RO/N/5 - 1.11.95 Non-preferential rules
Annex II (4) G/RO/N/12 - 1.10.96 Preferential rules
Agreement on Safeguards
Article 12.6 G/SG/N/1/CRI/2 - 22.1.99 Notification of laws, regulations and administrative procedures
Article 12.7 G/SG/N/2/CRI – 23.3.95 Pre-existing Article XIX measures
Article 12.7 G/SG/N/3/CRI – 23.3.95 Measures subject to the prohibition and elimination of certain
measures under Article 11.1
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Article 7, Annex B G/SPS/N/CRI/22 – 30.6.99 Transparency of regulations
State Trading (Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XVII of GATT)
Article XVII (4) (a) G/STR/N/4/CRI - 25.7.99 Annual state-trading activities
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
Article 25.1 G/SCM/N/60/CRI - 21.7.00 Annual report on subsidies
Article 25.12 G/SCM/N/18/Add.11 - 20.10.00 Competent authority
Article 32.6 G/SCM/N/1/CRI/1/Suppl.1 - 2.4.98 Incorporation of the Agreement into national legislation
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
Articles 2.9 and 2.10 G/TBT/NOTIF.00/527 - 7.11.00 Proposed and adopted technical regulations
Annex 3 (c) G/TBT/CS/N/88 - 19.2.98 Adoption of the Code of Good Practice on Voluntary Standards
Article 15.2 G/TBT/2/Add.51 - 12.4.96 Laws and regulations
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
Articles 2.8 (a) and 2.11 G/TMB/N/220/Add.1 - 30.1.98 List of products to be included in the second stage of the
integration process
Articles 2.6 and 2.7 G/TMB/N/102/Add.2 - 30.1.98 List of products to be included in the first stage of the integration
process
Article 6.1 G/TMB/N/27 - 6.3.95 Retaining of the right to have recourse to the provisions of the
safeguard mechanism
Agreement on Trade-Related  Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
Article 4 (d) IP/N/1/CRI/1 – 20.12.00 Laws and regulations
Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures
Article 5.1 G/TRIMS/N/1/CRI/1/Add.1 - 16.9.99 Notification of TRIMs inconsistent with the Agreement
Article 6.2 G/TRIMS/N/2/REV.8 - 18.7.00 Publications containing TRIMs
Source:  WTO Secretariat
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