G/TBT/N/CRI/ 168 
 
21 June  2017 
(17-3306) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Tec hnical 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, Industr ia y Comercio , MEIC (Ministry of the Economy, Industry and 
Trade)  
Departamento de Reglamentación Técnica  (Technical Regulation Department )  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 -1479 
Fax: (+506) 2291 -2015  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and websi te 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio , MEIC (Ministry of the Economy, Industr y and 
Trade)  
Apartado Postal 10216 -1000 
San José, Costa Rica  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 -1479 
Fax: (+506) 2291 -2015 
Email:  crotc@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):  
International Classification for Stand ards (ICS) code  67.100.01  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano RTCA 67.04.72:17 Productos Lácteos. Quesos no madurados 
incluido el queso fresco. Especificaciones  (Central American Technical  Regulation (RTCA) 
No. 67.04.72:17: Milk products. Unripened cheese, including fresh cheese. Specifications) 
(7 pages, in Spanish )  
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Regulation establishes the specifications  to 
be met by unripened cheese, including fresh cheese, i.e. cheese that is ready for 
consumption immediately or shortly after manufacture. The Regulation applies to unripened 
cheese, including fresh cheese, intended 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 
applicable:  Protection of health  
8. Relevant documents:  G/TBT/N/ CRI/1 68 
 
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   Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) (current version): Industria de alimentos 
y bebidas proce sados. Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura. Principios generales  
(Processed food and beverage industry. Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). General 
principles ); 
 RTCA (current version): Alimentos. Criterios microbiológicos para la inocuidad de 
alimentos  (Foods . Microbiological criteria for food safety ); 
 RTCA (current version): Alimentos y bebidas procesadas. Aditivos alimentarios  
(Processed foods and beverages. Food additives ); 
 RTCA (current version): Etiquetado general de los alimentos previamente envasados 
(preenvasados)  (General labelling of pre -packaged foods ); 
 RTCA (current version): Etiquetado nutricional de productos alimenticios preenvasados 
para consumo humano para la población a partir de 3 años de edad  (Nutrition labelling 
of pre -packaged foods for hu man consumption intended for adults and children over 
three years of age ); 
 CODEX STAN 234 -1999: Recommended methods of analysis and sampling ; 
 RTCA (current version): Uso de términos lecheros  (Use of dairy terms ); 
 RTCA (current version): Productos lácteos. Quesos. Especificaciones  (Milk products. 
Cheese. Specifications).  
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:  60 days from the date of 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   
Apartado p ostal 10216 -1000 
San José, Costa Rica  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 -1479 
Fax: (+506) 2291 -2015 
Email:  crotc@meic.go.cr  
Website : http://www.reglatec.go.cr  
Full text available at :  
http://reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/principal.jsp  
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