G/TBT/N/CRI/194  
22 February  2022 
(22-1731) Page: 1/3 
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 Reglamentación Técnica  (Technical Regulation Department)  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 -1479 
Name and address (including t elephone 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 Poi nt) 
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio , MEIC (Ministry of the Economy, Industry 
and Trade)  
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 [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): Pesticides 
and other agrochemicals (ICS 65.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  RTCR 504:2021.  
Reglamento para e l Registro de Insumos Agrícolas.  Plaguicidas Sintéticos Formulados, 
Ingrediente Activo Grado Técnico, Coadyuvantes, Sustancias afines y Vehículos Físicos de 
Uso Agrícola  (Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 504:2021: Regulations 
governing the regis tration of agricultural inputs. Formulated synthetic pesticides, 
technical -grade active ingredients, related substances and adjuvants for agricultural use 
and the primary packaging thereof) (129 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content: The purpose of  these regulations is to establish the guidelines 
and procedures governing the registration process for synthetic formulated pesticides, 
technical -grade active ingredients, related substances and adjuvants for agricultural use 
and the primary packaging the reof, for the purpose of the approval of the sale and use 
thereof, subject to an evaluation of scientific data sufficient to demonstrate that a product 
is effective for the purpose for which it is designed and that it does not present undue 
risks to health , the environment or agriculture when used in accordance with the 
recommendations for use.  G/TBT/N/CRI/194  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Decreto Ejecutivo Nº 24715 -MOPT -MEIC-S, Reglamento para el Transporte 
Terrestre d e Productos Peligrosos, de 6 de octubre de 1995 (Executive Decree No. 
24715 -MOPT -MEIC-S: Regulations on the transportation by land of hazardous 
products, 6 October 1995),  published in the Official Journal La Gaceta No. 207 of 1 
November 1995.  
2. Decreto Ejecu tivo Nº 34740 -H-COMEX Reglamento del Régimen Devolutivo de 
Derechos, de 29 de agosto de 2008  (Executive Decree No. 34740 -H-COMEX: Duty 
Drawback Regulations, 29 August 2008), published in the Official Journal La Gaceta 
No. 181 of 19 September 2008.  
3. Decreto Ejecutivo Nº 40198 -H-COMEX, Reglamento del Régimen de 
Perfeccionamiento Activo, del 13 de diciembre de 2016  (Executive Decree No. 
40198 -H-COMEX, Regulations on the Inward Processing Regime, 13 December 
2016), published in the Official  Journal La Ga ceta No. 36, Supplement No. 37, of 20 
February 2017.  
4. Decreto Ejecutivo Nº 26503 -MAG, Reglamento de Regencias Agropecuarias del 
Colegio de Ingenieros Agrónomos de Costa Rica, de 24 de octubre de 1997  
(Executive Decree No. 26503 -MAG, Regulations on the agric ultural courses of the 
Costa Rican College of Agricultural Engineers, 24 October 1997), published in the 
Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 242 of 16 December 1997.  
5. Decreto Ejecutivo Nº 27037 -MAG-MEIC, Norma RTCR 321:1998 Registro y 
Examinación de Equipos de A plicación de Sustancias Químicas, Biológicas, 
Bioquímicas o Afines, de 5 de enero de 1998  (Executive Decree No. 27037 -MAG-
MEIC, Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 321:1998: Registration and 
examination of equipment for applying chemical, biologica l, biochemical or related 
substances , 5 January 1998), published in the Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 174 of 
7 September 1998, Supplement No. 59a. 
6. Decreto Ejecutivo Nº 27041 -MAG-MEIC, Norma RTCR176: 1991 Agroquímicos. 
Toma de Muestra, de 5 de enero de 199 8 (Executive Decree No. 27041 -MAG-MEIC, 
Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 176: 1991: Agrochemicals. Sample -
taking, 5 January 1998), published in the Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 176 of 9 
September 1998.  
7. Decreto Ejecutivo Nº 27056 -MAG-MEIC, Norma RTCR 213:1997. Toma de muestras 
para análisis de residuos de plaguicidas en los cultivos de vegetales, de 5 de enero 
de 1998  (Executive  Decree No. 27056 -MAG-MEIC, Costa Rican Technical Regulation 
(RTCR) No. 213:1997: Sampling for Anal ysis of Pesticide Residues in Vegetable 
Crops, 5 January 1998), published in the Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 178 of 11 
September 1998.  
8. Decreto Ejecutivo Nº 27763 -MAG, Fijación de Tarifas de Servicios del Ministerio de 
Agricultura y Ganadería, de 10 de m arzo de 1999 (Executive Decree No. 27763 -
MAG, Setting of tariffs for services provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock, 10 March 1999), published  in the Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 68 of 9 
April 1999, Supplement No. 26.  
9. Decreto Ejecutivo Nº  27973 -MAG-MEIC-S, RTCR 318:1998 Laboratorio Análisis de 
Sustancias Químicas y Biológicas de Uso en la Agricultura, 19 de mayo de 1998 
(Executive Decree No. 27973 -MAG-MEIC-S, Costa Rican Technical Regulation 
(RTCR) No. 318:1998: Regulations on laboratory a nalysis of chemical and 
biological substances for agricultural use, 19 May 1998), published in the Official 
Journal La Gaceta  No. 139 of 19 July 1999.  
10. Decreto Ejecutivo Nº 31520 -MS-MAG-MINAE -MOPTMGPSP, Reglamento para las 
actividades de la Aviación Agrícol a, de 16 de octubre de 2003  (Executive Decree 
No. 31520 -MS-MAG-MINAE -MOPT -MGPSP, Regulations on agricultural aviation G/TBT/N/CRI/194  
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  activities, 16 October 2003), published in the Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 241 of 
15 December 2003.  
11. Decreto Ejecutivo 31961, Resolución  118-2004 (COMIECO), Protocolo Patrón para 
Ensayos en la Eficacia Biológica de Plaguicidas de Uso Agrícola, de 26 junio de 2004 
(Executive Decree No. 31961, Central American Council of Ministers for Economic 
Integration (COMIECO) Resolution  No. 118 -2004: S tandard Protocol for testing the 
biological efficacy of agricultural pesticides, 26 June 2004), published in the Official 
Journal La Gaceta  No. 179 of 13 September 2004.  
12. Decreto Ejecutivo 35301 -MAG-MEIC-S. RTCR 424 -2008. Reglamento Técnico de 
Límites Máxim os de Residuos de Plaguicidas en Vegetales de 28 de abril de 2009  
(Executive Decree No. 35301 -MAG-MEIC-S, Costa Rican Technical Regulation 
(RTCR) No. 424 -2008: Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for pesticides in plants, 28 
April 2009), published in the Officia l Journal La Gaceta  No. 129 of 6 July 2009.  
13. Decreto Ejecutivo N° 41400 -COMEX -MEIC-MAG, "Resolución N° 401 -2018 
(COMIECO -LXXXIII) de fecha 28 de junio de 2018 y su Anexo: "Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano RTCA 65.05.67:18 Insumos Agrícolas. Ingrediente activo 
grado técnico, plaguicidas químicos formulados, sustancias afines, coadyuvantes y 
vehículos físicos de uso agrícola. Requisitos para la elaboración de etiquetas y 
panfletos"  (Executive  Decree No. 41400 -COMEX -MEIC-MAG, Resolution No. 401 -
2018 (COMIECO -LXXXIII) of 28 June 2018 and the annex thereto, "Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 65.05.67:18: Agricultural inputs. 
Technical -grade active ingredients, formulated synthetic pesticides, related 
substances and adjuvants for agri cultural use and the primary packaging thereof. 
Requirements for labels and accompanying booklets"), published in the Official 
Journal La Gaceta  No. 218 of 23 November 2018.  
14. Decreto Ejecutivo N° 42769 -MAG-S-MINAE "Reglamento para optar por el Registro 
de Ingrediente Activo Grado Técnico mediante el reconocimiento de la evaluación 
de los estudios técnicos aprobados por las Autoridades Reguladoras de los países 
miembros de la OCDE y los países adherentes de la OCDE" del 26 de enero de 
2021 (Executive Decree  No. 42769 -MAG-S-MINAE, "Regulation providing for the 
registration of technical -grade active ingredients through the recognition of the 
evaluation of technical studies approved by the regulatory authorities of member 
countries of the Organization for Econo mic Co -operation and Development (OECD) 
and OECD adhering countries", 26 January 2021), published in the Official Journal 
La Gaceta  No. 25, Supplement No. 24, of 5 February 2021.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: Upon publication in the Official Journal, La Gaceta  
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon publication in the Official Journal, La Gaceta  
10. Final date for comments: 30 days from the date of notification.  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio , MEIC (Ministry of the Economy, Industry 
and Trade)  
Dirección de Calidad  (Quality Directorate)  
Centro de  Información de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio , CIOT (TBT Enquiry Point)  
San José, Costa Rica  
+(506) 2549 1479  
msolera@meic.go.cr ; crotc@meic.go.cr  
http://www.meic.go.cr  
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