G/SPS/N/CRI/254  
17 July 2023 
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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 : Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado, Ministerio de Agricultura y 
Ganadería  (State Phytosanitary Service, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Milk and pro cessed milk products (ICS : 67.100.10)  
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 .04.79:23 
Productos Lácteos . Yoghurt (Yogurt, Yogurth, Yoghurt, Yogourt) . Specifications  (Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.79:23 : Milk products . Yoghurt . 
Specifications) Language(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CRI/23_11058_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
establishes the technical specifications to be met by yoghurt, conforming to the definition 
set out in Article 4.1 thereof . It applies to yoghurt for direct human consumption or further 
processing in the territo ry 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) : CXS 243 -2003 Standard for Ferm ented Milks  
[ ] 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/254  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
• RTCA Industria de alimentos y bebidas procesados . Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura . 
Principios Generales  (current version).  
• RTCA Alimentos . Criterios Microbiológicos para la inocuidad de alimentos  (current 
version).  
• RTCA Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas . Aditivos Alimentarios  (current ver sion).  
• RTCA Etiquetado General de los Alimentos Previamente Envasados (Preenvasados)  
(current version).  
• RTCA Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo 
Humano para la Población a partir de 3 años de edad (current version).  
• RTCA Uso de Términos Lecheros  (current version).  
(Available in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
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) : Eight months after publication  
[X] 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 2 023 
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  (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)  
Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado, SFE  (State Phytosanitary Service)  
Centro de Información y Notificación MSF  (SPS Enquiry and Notification Point)  
Apartado Postal 1521 - 1200 
San José, Costa Rica  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 3454  
Fax: (+506) 2549 3598  
Email: puntocontactoMSF@sfe.go.cr