G/TBT/N/CRI/199  
14 July 2023 
(23-4778) 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:  
Información de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  (TBT Enquiry Point)  
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  
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 diff erent from above:  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : ICS 
67.100.10  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) 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) (7 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Central American Technical Regulation establishes 
the 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 
territory of the States Parties.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
appli cable : Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection Protection of 
human health or safety ; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
Relevant documents:  
1. RTCA Industria de alimentos y bebidas procesados . Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura . 
Principios Generales  (current version).  
2. RTCA Alimentos . Criterios Microbiológicos para la inocuidad de alimentos  (current 
version).  
3. RTCA Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas . Aditivos Alimentarios  (current version).  G/TBT/N/CRI/199  
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  4. RTCA Etiquetado General de los Alimentos Previamente Envasados (Preenvasados)  
(current version).  
5. RTCA Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo 
Humano para la Población a partir de 3 años de edad  (current version).  
6. RTCA Uso de Términos Leche ros (current version).  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Upon publication in the Official Journal, La Gaceta . 
Proposed date of entry into force : Eight months after publication in the Official 
Journal, La Gaceta . 
10. Final date for comments : 60 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.meic.go.cr  
http://www.reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/principal.jsp  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/CRI/23_11010_00_s.pdf