. /. WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/CRI/11 
4 June 2004  
 
(04-2410) 
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 
Tel.: (506) 297-1439 and 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:    
TBT Enquiry Point 
Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade (MEIC) 
P.O. Box 10216-1000 Tel.: (506) 297-1439 Fax: (506) 297-1439 E-mail: crotc@meic.go.cr 
Web 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 app licable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   HS tariff heading 1509 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Costa Rican 
Technical Regulation RTCR:  2004, Olive Oils  and Olive-Pomace Oils  (13 pages, in 
Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Technical Regulation defines the characteristics of and 
quality specifications for imported and locally p ackaged edible olive oils and olive-pomace 
oils preserved by means of an appropriate tr eatment and intended for, and presented in a 
way suitable for, human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and safety and prevention of consumer deception. 
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
This Technical Regulation is fully compliant with the following: 
-  The Draft Revised Standard for Olive Oils and Olive-Pomace Oils (at Step 8 of the 
Procedure), approved by the Codex Alimenta rius Commission at its Twenty-sixth 
Session, held in Rome, Italy, from 30 June  to 7 July 2003, and the Report of the 
Eighteenth Session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils, held in London, United 
Kingdom, from 3 to 7 February 2003, A ppendix II of ALINORM 03/17 (Web site:  
http://www.codexalimentarius.net); G/TBT/N/CRI/11 
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 8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  (cont'd) 
- the Trade Standard Applying to Olive Oils and Olive-Pomace Oils of the International 
Olive Oil Council, COI/T.15/NC No. 3/Rev.1 of 5 December 2003, on which the above-
mentioned draft is based (IOOC Web site : http://www.internationaloliveoil.org); and 
- Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 of 11 July 1991 on the Characteristics of 
Olive Oil and Olive-Residue Oil and on the Re levant Methods of Analysis (consolidated 
text) (Web site: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal, La Gaceta.   
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as of the date of notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses,  if available, of the other body:   
Centro de Información de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio 
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio - MEIC  Apartado Postal 10216-1000 Tel.: (506) 297-1439 Fax: (506) 297-1439  
E-mail: crotc@meic.go.cr  
Web site: www.meic.go.cr