G/TBT/N/CRI/170  
26 September  2017 
(17-5085) 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 , 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 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 Point)  
Ministerio de Economía, 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@m eic.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 : Please be 
advised that these regulations were not notified when developed  in 2003 . However, in 
accordance with the principle of transparency, this notification is now being issued . The 
notified regulations now include Article 2, which has been submitted for the consultation at 
international level by the Member States of the WTO .  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : 67.040  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Se prohíbe la 
importación, distribución y comercialización de minigelatinas que contengan el aditivo 
alimentario conocido como konjac flour INS 425 (Konjac mannan, konjac, konnyaku)  
(Prohibition of the importation, distribution and marketing of mini jellies containing the 
food addit ive known as konjac flour INS No. 425 (Konjac mannan, konjac, konnyaku) ) 
(1 page, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified text prohibits the importation, distribution and 
marketing of mini jellies which contain  the food additive known as konj ac flour INS No. 425 
(Konjac mannan, konjac, konnyaku), and which have  a diameter at the equatorial section 
not exceeding 4.5 cm for spherical or almost spherical products, and not exceeding 3.2 cm 
for non -spherical products.  G/TBT/N/CRI/170  
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  7. Objective and rationale, i ncluding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human life and health.  
8. Relevant documents : n/a  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Upon publication in Official Journal La Gaceta.  
Proposed date of entry into force : Six months after 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  
Website: http://www.reglatec.go.cr/  
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://www.reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/principal.jsp  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/CRI/17_4275_00_s.pdf