. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/2 
23 January 2004 
 (04-0223) 
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, Technical Regulation 
Body, 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, Ministry of the Economy, Industry & Trade (MEIC), 
Apartado Postal. 10216-1000, Tel: ( 506) 297-1439, Fax: (506) 297-1439, 
Email:  crotc@meic.go.cr, Internet site:  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):   0706100010 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Technical Regulation 
RTCR_____:2003.  Fresh Carrots for Consumption (12 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   Defines the quality, safety, pack aging and labelling characteristics 
of domestic and imported carrots of the (c ultivar) varieties Dauc us Carota L, 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:   Geovanny Carmona Villalobos .  Nacional Production Council 
(CNP).  "Rol de la Temperatura en el Almacenamiento de Productos Frescos".  December 2001;  Ministry of the Economy, Industry & Trade (MEIC), Ministry of Agriculture & 
Livestock (MAG) and National Production Council (CNP), "Estudio de caracterización en 
campo", 2003;  Mc Gregor, B.M:  1989.  "Tropical Products Transport Handbook", USDA, Office of Transportation, Agricultural Handbook Number 668;  Executive Decree No. 24907-MEIC NCR230:1995.  "Productos Hortícolas Frescos".  Survey published in the Official Journal La Gaceta, No. 25 of 5 February 1996;  Executive Decree No. 26012-MEIC 
RTCR100:1997.  "Etiquetado de los Alimento s Preenvasados", published in La Gaceta 
No. 91 of 14 May 1997 and the revised ve rsion thereof;  Executive Decree No. 22268-
MEIC NCR148:1993.  "Metrología de contenido neto de Preempacados", published in La Gaceta No. 132 of 13 July 1993;  Law 5292.  "Sistema Internacional de Unidades de 
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8. Relevant documents:  (cont'd)  Medidas". Published in  Collected Laws and Decrees, 1993, 
second half, volume 1;  Executive Decree No. 29660-MEIC RTCR26:2000.  "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:   Following publication in the Official Journal La Gaceta. 
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, Mi nistry of the Economy, Industry and Trade 
(MEIC), Apartado Postal. 10216-1000, Tel:  (506) 297-1439, Fax: (506) 297-1439, 
Email:  crotc@meic.go.cr,  Internet site:  www.meic.go.cr