. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CRI/30 
17 February 2004 
 
 (04-0645) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   COSTA RICA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: 
Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade Technical Regulation Body 
Tel.:  (506) 297-1439  and 235-2700, ext. 265 E-mail:  crotc@meic.go.cr Web site:   www.meic.go.cr
 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   
 Fresh carrots for consumption (tariff number 0706.10.00.10) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
parties trading such products with Costa Rica. 
5. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Costa Rican Technical Regulation 
RTCR:2003, Fresh Carrots for Consumption  (12 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   Defines the quality, safety, pack aging and labelling requirements for 
domestic and imported carrots of  the (cultivar) varieties of Daucus Carota  L. for 
consumption in Costa Rica. This measure h as also been notified under the Agreement on 
Technical Barriers to Trade.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, [ X ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests  
8. International standard, gu ideline 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:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Geovanny Carmona 
Villalobos, National Production Council (CNP),  "Rol de la Temperatura en el 
Almacenamiento de Productos Frescos" (The role  of temperature in the storage of fresh 
products), December 2001;  Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade (MEIC), Ministry 
of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) and Na tional Production Council (CNP), "Estudio de 
caracterización en campo", 2003;  McGregor , B. M., 1989, "Tropical Products Transport 
Handbook", United States Department of Agri culture (USDA), Office of Transportation,  G/SPS/N/CRI/30 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  (cont'd) Agricultural 
Handbook Number 668;  Executive Decree No. 24907-MEIC NCR 230:1995 "Productos Hortícolas Frescos" (Fresh horticultural products),  Survey published in the Official Journal, 
La Gaceta , No. 25 of 5 February 1996;  Executive Decree No. 26012-MEIC RTCR 
100:1997, "Etiquetado de los Alimentos Preenv asados" (Labelling of pre-packaged foods), 
published in La Gaceta  No. 91 of 14 May 1997 and the revised version thereof;  Executive 
Decree No. 22268-MEIC NCR 148:1993, "Metrología  de Contenido Neto de Preempacados" 
(Metrology:  Net contents of pre-packaged goods), published in La Gaceta  No. 132 of 
13 July 1993;  Law 5292, "Sistema Internaci onal de Unidades de Medidas" (International 
System of Units (SI), published in the Collec tion of Laws and Decrees, 1993 (second half), 
volume 1;  Executive Decree No. 29660-MEIC RTCR 26:2000, "Metrología, Unidades 
Legales de Medida" (Metrology:  Lega l units of measurement), published in La Gaceta  
No. 151 of 8 August 2001. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal, La Gaceta . 
12. Final date for comments:   60 days as of the date of notification. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or 
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Ministerio de Comercio Exterior 
Dirección de Aplicación de Acuerdos Comerciales Internacionales Tel.: (506) 256-7111, ext. 461 Web site:  www.comex.go.cr
 
E-mail:  aporras@comex.go.cr