WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/CRI/8
26 February 2001
(01-0951)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning imports subject to tariff quotas ( Table MA:2 ) for the
years 1998 and 1999  was received from the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica  on 14 February 2001.
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Certain tariff headings have not been included in Table MA:2 either because of a change in
the classification of some products with the transposition of HS92 to HS96 or because the quotas havenot been opened.  They are subject only to the ordinary import tariff at a level equal to or lower than
the bound tariff level according to Costa Rica's WTO commitments.G/AG/N/CRI/8
Page 2Table MA:2
MARKET ACCESS:  Costa Rica
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitments
Description of Products Tariff item number(s) encompassed
in product descriptionTariff quota quantity for period
(tonnes)In-quota imports during period
(tonnes)
12 3 4
Other 0207.39.90 942.00 336.44
Sausages and similar productsMeat and offal of poultry of heading 0105, otherprepared or preserved meat and offal of poultry
of heading 01051601.00.20
1602.10.201602.39.00110.00 0.00
Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing
added sugar or other sweetening matter0401 297.00 0.00
Milk and cream, concentrated or containing
added sugar or other sweetening matter0402 (except 0402.91.10 and
0402.99.10)276.00 64.00
Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yoghurt,
kephir and other fermented or acidified milk andcream, whether or not concentrated or containing
added sugar or other sweetening matter or
flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or
cocoa0403 37.00 0.00
Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk 0405 33.00 0.00
Cheese and curd, (excluding headings for
cheddar-type cheese, dehydrated, green- or blue-
veined and other cheese)0406 (except 0406.20.10,
0406.20.90, 0406.40.00 and
0406.90.00)276.00 114.22
Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not
containing cocoa2105 532.00 124.97G/AG/N/CRI/8
Page 3Table MA:2
MARKET ACCESS: Costa Rica
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitments
Description of Products Tariff item number(s) encompassed
in product descriptionTariff quota quantity for period
(tonnes)In-quota imports during period
(tonnes)
12 3 4
Other 0207.39.90 999.00 0.00
Sausages and similar productsMeat and offal of poultry of heading 0105, otherprepared or preserved meat and offal of poultry
of heading 01051601.00.20
1602.10.201602.39.00117.50 0.00
Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing
added sugar or other sweetening matter0401 315.00 12.00
Milk and cream, concentrated or containing
added sugar or other sweetening matter0402 (except 0402.91.10 and
0402.99.10)287.33 19.41
Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yoghurt,
kephir and other fermented or acidified milk andcream, whether or not concentrated or containing
added sugar or other sweetening matter or
flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or
cocoa0403 39.16 0.00
Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk 0405 35.00 12.00
Cheese and curd, (excluding headings for
cheddar-type cheese, dehydrated, green- or blue-
veined and other cheese)0406 (except 0406.20.10,
0406.20.90, 0406.40.00 and
0406.90.00)292.50 152.37
Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not
containing cocoa2105 564.16 258.06
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