G/SPS/N/CRI/233  
17 July 2020 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : COSTA RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Salud, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, 
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock, Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addit ion, 
where applicable) : ICS code 67.100.20  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano R TCA 
67.04.77:20 Productos lácteos . Mantequilla . Especificaciones (Central American Technical 
Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.77:20 : M ilk products . Butter. Specifications) . 
Language(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 5 
6. Description of content : The notified Central American Technical Regulation establishes 
the specifications to be met by butter.  
It applies to butter for direct human consumption or further processing in the territory of 
the States Parties.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety , [ ] animal health , [ ] plant protection , 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission ( e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ): CODEX S TAN 279 -1971 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection  Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/CRI/233  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
1. RTCA Industria de alimentos y bebidas procesados . Buenas Prácticas de 
Manufactura . Principios Generales (current version).  
2. RTCA Uso de Términos Lecheros  (current version).  
3. RTCA Alimentos . Criterios Mi crobiológicos para la inocuidad de Alimentos  (current 
version).  
4. RTCA Etiquetado General de los Alimentos Previamente Envasados (Preenvasados)  
(current version).  
5. RTCA Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas . Aditivos Alimentario s (current version).  
6. RTCA Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo 
Humano para la Población a partir de 3 Años de Edad  (current version).  
7. RTCA Industria de Alimentos y Bebidas Procesados . Buenas Prácticas de 
Manufactura . Principios Generales  (curre nt version).  
8. CODEX S TAN 234 -1999: Recommended Methods of Analysis and Sampling.  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal, La 
Gaceta  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): To be determined  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 15 September 2 020 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, MAG (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)  
Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado , SFE (State Phytosanitary Service)  
Centro de Información y Notificación en MSF (SPS Enquiry and Notification Point)  
Apartado postal 1521 - 1200 
San José, Costa Rica  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 3407  
Fax: (+506) 2549 3598  
Email: puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr