G/TBT/N/CRI/167  
22 May 2017  
(17-2740) Page: 1/2 
Committee on T echnical Barriers to Trade   
 
  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, Industri a y Comercio , MEIC (Ministry of the Economy, Industry 
and Trade)  
Dirección de Calidad  (Quality Directorate)  
Departamento de Reglamentación Técnica  (Technical Regulation Department)  
Tel.: +(506) 2549 -1479 
Name and address (including telephone and fax number s, 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 P oint) 
Ministerio de Econo mía, Industria y Comercio , MEIC (Ministry of the Economy, Industry 
and Trade)  
Apartado Postal 10216 -1000 
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 : The following 
provisions of th is regulation , which was issued in 1990, prior to the accession of Costa Rica 
to the WTO, are curre ntly being amended:  Numerals 1 Object, 3.1.1 Wine, 3.1.1.1 
Sparkling wine, 3.1.1.2 Sparkling wine (aerated or carbonated)  and 3.1.1.3 Liqueur wine ; 
and Articles 2° Verification and 3° Penalties for non -compliance.  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where ap plicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : 
ICS number : 67.160.10.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : NCR 23:1990 . 
Norma de Bebidas Alcohólicas, Nomenclatura y C lasificación  (Costa Rican Standard (NCR) 
No. 23:1990 : Alcoholic beverages, nomenclature and classification).  (13 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified technical regulation seeks to establish the 
definitions of the terms used in the a lcoholic beverages industry  and to classify  such 
beverages for naming and labelling purposes.  
NOTE : The alcoholic strengths indicated in each of the definitions do not represent the 
maximum levels permitted, which are determined exclusively by the Ministry  of Health and 
its health policy.  G/TBT/N/CRI/167  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health.  
8. Relevant documents : Not applicable.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Upon publication in Official Journa l La Gaceta.  
Proposed date of entry into force : Upon publication in Official Journal La Gaceta.  
10. Final date for comments : 30 days after notification of the amendment described in 
paragraph 3 of this notification.  
11. Texts available from : National enq uiry 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.c r/ 
Email: crotc@meic.go.cr  
San José, Costa Rica  
Apartado Postal 10216 -1000 
Tel.: +(506) 2549 -1479 
Fax: +(506) 2291 -2015 
Full text available online at: http://reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/principal.jsp  
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