G/TBT/N/CRI/191  
27 April 2021 
(21-3541) 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 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:  
Centro de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  (TBT Cent re) 
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) : Apiculture 
products . Natural honey ; (ICS 67 .180.10) ; Sugar; Sugar and sugar products ( ICS 
67.180.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s)  of the notified document : RTCR 500: 2 020 
Productos Apícolas . Miel de Abejas . Especificaciones  (Costa Rican Technical Regulation 
(RTCR No. 500: 2020 Apiculture products . Natural honey . Specifications) (17 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The purpose of the notified Technical Regulation is to establish 
the requirements and characteristics for natural honey produced by bees of the species 
Apis mellifera . It applies only to natural honey produced by bees of the species Apis 
mellifera , and the presentation, point -of-sale marketing and direct consumption thereof.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of practices likely to mislead or deceive consumers ; Protection of 
human health or safety ; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection ; 
Protection of human health or safety.  G/TBT/N/CRI/191  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
1. Decreto Ejecutivo Nº 33371 -COMEX -MEIC of 10 August 2 006; Resolución 168 -
2006 (COMIECO XLIX) ; Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano R TCA 01 .01.11:06 
Cantidad de Producto en Preempacados , published in the Official Journal La 
Gaceta  No. 194 of 1 0 October 2 006; 
2. Decreto Ejecutivo Nº 34859 -MAG of 20 October 2 008; Reglamento General para 
el Otorgamiento del Certificado Veterinario de Operación , published in the Official 
Journal La Gaceta  No. 230 of 2 7 November 2 008; 
3. Decreto Ejecutivo N° 41420 -COMEX -S-MEIC-MAG of 16 July 2 018, Resolución Nº 
402-2018 (COMIECO -LXXXIII)  of 28 June 2 018 and the annex thereto, 
"Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano R TCA 67 .04.50:17 Alimentos . Criterios 
Microbiológicos para la Inocuidad de los Alimentos" , published in the Official 
Journal La Gaceta  No. 238 of 2 1 December 2 018, Supplement No. 222. 
9. Proposed date of adoption 12 months after publication in the Official Journal La Gaceta  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
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:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/T BT/CRI/21_2985_00_s.pdf