. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/3 
23 January 2004 
 (04-0224) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade (MEIC), Technical 
Regulation Body (ORT), Tel:  (506) 297 1439 or (506) 235 2700, ext. 265 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   Information 
Centre on Technical Barriers to Trade, Mi nistry of the Economy, Industry and Trade 
(MEIC), Apartado Postal. 10216-1000, Tel:  (506) 297-1439, Fax:  (506) 297-1439, E-mail:  crotc@meic.go.cr
, Website: www.meic.go.cr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   0702000000 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Technical Regulation 
RTCR ___:  2003.  Fresh Tomatoes for Consumption (12 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The purpose of this technical regulation is to define the quality, 
safety, packaging and labelling characteristics of domestic or imported fresh tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum  Mill) destined for consumption in Costa Rica. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:     
 Protection of human health and safety and of animal or plant life or health 
8. Relevant documents:   Ing. María del Milagro Cerdas Araya..  Nacional Production Council 
(CNP)/University of Costa Rica (UCR) Agreemen t.  June 2003.  "Estudio de respaldo para 
la Modificación del Reglamento de la Norma de Tomate:(No. 18814-MEIC-1989).  
Evaluación de la Firmeza de Frutos de Tomate en tres Grados de Madurez", CNP 
Laboratory and UCR post-harvest laboratory studies;  Geovanny Carmona Villalobos.  
Nacional Production Council.  "Rol de la Te mperatura en el Almacenamiento de Productos 
Frescos", December 2001;  Mc Gregor, B.M:   1989. "Tropical Products Transport 
Handbook", United States Department of Agricu ltura (USDA), Office of Transportation, 
Agricultural Handbook Number 668;  Executiv e Decree No. 24907-MEIC NCR230:1995.  
"Productos Hortícolas Frescos.  Muestreo" , published in La Gaceta No. 25 of 
5 February 1996;  Executive Decree No. 26012-MEIC RTCR100:1997.  "Etiquetado de los 
Alimentos Preenvasados", published in La Ga ceta No. 91 of 14 May 1997 and the revised 
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 8. Relevant documents:  (cont'd)  version thereof;  Executive Decree No. 22268-MEIC NCR 
148:1993.  "Metrología de contenido neto de Preempacados", published in La Gaceta 
No. 132 of 13 July 1993;  Law No.° 5292.  "Sistema Internacional de Unidades de Medidas".  Published in Collected Laws and Decrees, 1993, second half, Volume 1;  
Executive Decree No. 29660-MEIC RTCR 26:2000.  "Metrología Unidades Legales de 
Medida".  Published in La Gaceta No. 151 of 8 August 2001. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Following publication in the Official Journal 
La Gaceta. 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:  Information 
Centre on Technical Barriers to Trade. 
Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade (MEIC) 
Apartado Postal. 10216-1000 
Tel:  (506) 297-1439 
Fax:  (506) 297-1439 E-mail:  crotc@meic.go.cr
 
Website:  www.meic.go.cr