G/TBT/N/CRI/187  
30 June 2020 
(20-4542) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : COSTA RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of the Economy, Industry and 
Trade)  
Dirección de Calidad  (Quality Directorate)  
Departamento de Reglamentación Técnica  (Technical Regulation Department)  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 -1479 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Información de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  (TBT Enquiry Po int) 
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio  (MEIC)  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 -1479 
Email: crotc@meic.go.cr ; msolera@meic.go.cr  
Website: http://www.reglatec.go.cr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 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) : Pesticides 
and other agrochemicals  (ICS 65 .100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento para 
optar por el Registro de Ingrediente Activo Grado Técnico mediante el reconocimien to de la 
evaluación de los estudios técnicos aprobados por las Autoridades Regulatorias de los 
países miembros de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos 
(OCDE)  (Regulation providing for  the registration of technical grade active ing redients 
through the recognition of the evaluation of technical studies approved by the regulatory 
authorities of member countries of the Organization for Economic Co -operation and 
Development (OECD)) (46 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Regulation governs the registration, with full 
information provided, of technical grade active ingredient s that  have previously been 
approved by the regulatory authorities of member countries of the OECD, through the 
recognition of the approved te chnical studies outlined in point I.A of Annex III to th e 
Regulation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of health, plant health and the environment  
8. Relevant documents : Not applicable.  G/TBT/N/CRI/187  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : Upon publication in Official Journal La Gaceta.  
Proposed date of entry into force : Upon publication in Official Journal La Gaceta.  
10. Final date for comments : 30 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Centro de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  (TBT Centre)  
Website: http:/ /www.reglatec.go.cr  
WTO Contact Point: crotc@meic.go.cr ; msolera@meic.go.cr  
San José, Costa Rica  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 -1479 
Full text available online at:  
http://www.reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/principal.jsp  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/CRI/20_3981 _00_s.pdf