G/TBT/N/CRI/180  
4 September  2018 
(18-5528) 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 Agricultura  y Ganadería  (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)  
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@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) : 
ICS 67.080.01  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : RTCR 489 : 2016 
Productos Agropecuarios . Cebolla seca . Especificaciones  (Costa Rican Technical Regulation 
RTCR 489 : 2016 Agricultural products . Dry onions . Specifications). (11 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified technical regulation defines the quality, packaging 
and labelling requirements for domestic and imported dry onions intended for human 
consumption in Costa Rica . It also applies to both loose and pre -packaged dry onions that 
are marketed on the domestic ma rket, regardless of whether they are produced 
domestically or imported.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of practices likely to mislead or deceive consumers  G/TBT/N/CRI/180  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• Executive Decree No. 37284 -COMEX -MEIC, Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano 
RTCA 01.01.11:06 CANTIDAD DE PRODUCTO EN PREEMPACADOS , published in 
Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 180, Supplement 133, of 1 8 September 2 012. 
• Executive Decree No. 37057 -COMEX -MEIC-MAG, publish ing Resolution 
No. 276-2011 (COMIECO -LXI), and its annex, Reglamento Técnico 
Centroamericano RTCA 67.06.55:09 Buenas Prácticas de Higiene Para Alimentos 
No Procesados y Semiprocesados y su Guía de Verificación . 
9. Proposed date of adoption : Upon publication in Official Journal La Gaceta  
Proposed date of entry into force : Six months after publication in Official Journal La 
Gaceta  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry poin t [ ] 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  
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  
 
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