G/AG/N/CRI/47  
7 March 2014  
(14-1390)  Page: 1/3  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 5 March 2014, is bein g circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Costa Rica . The notification concerns imports under tariff quotas ( Table MA:2 ) for 2013 . 
 
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Pursuant to paragraph 6 of the "Understanding on Tariff Rate Quota Administration Provisions 
of Agricultural Products, as Defined in Article 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture" (documents WT/MIN(13)/39 and WT/L/914 of 11 December 2013), this notification includes the tariff quota "fill rates". 
 
The bound tariff quotas not shown in the attached  table are those that were not activated during 
the reporting period because they enjoyed better access conditions than those established 
by Costa Rica in its Schedule LXXXV. 
 
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- 2 - Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS: COSTA RICA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2013 
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitments 
Description of products Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description Tariff quota quantity for 
period in question  
(tonnes) In-quota imports during 
period 
(tonnes) Fill rate  
1 2 3 4 5* 
Other cuts or offal of poultry, fresh or 
chilled, or frozen1 0207.13.92, 0207.13.93, 
0207.13.94, 0207.13.99, 0207.14.92, 0207.14.93, 0207.14.94, 0207.14.99, 
0207.26.90, 0207.44.90 1,284.1 0 0% 
Sausages and similar products  
Meat and meat offal of poultry of heading 0105; other prepared or preserved meat and meat offal of poultry of heading 0105 1601.00.20, 1602.10.20, 
1602.32.10, 1602.32.90 150 2.3 1.53% 
Milk and cream, not concentrated or 
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 0401 405 1.8 0.44% 
Milk and cream, concentrated or 
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 0402 (except 0402.91.10 
and 0402.99.10) 344.2 0 0% 
                                               
1 The quota is implemented only for tariff lines (as included in  column 2) where the applied tariff exceeds the in-quota tariff.  In-quota imports in column 4 correspond only 
to products falling under the tariff headings  in column 2. Imports corresponding to the remaining tariff lines which are otherw ise part of the tariff quota, where the applied tariff 
is lower than the in-quota tariff rate, are not included.   
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- 3 - Description of products Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description Tariff quota quantity for 
period in question  
(tonnes) In-quota imports during 
period 
(tonnes) Fill rate  
1 2 3 4 5* 
Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, 
yoghurt, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruits, nuts or cocoa 0403 50 44 88% 
Butter and other fats  and oils derived 
from milk 0405 45 13.8 30.66% 
Cheese and curd (excluding headings for 
cheddar type, dehy drated, green- or 
blue-veined and other cheese) 0406.10.00 and 0406.30.00  375 7.4 1.97% 
Ice cream and other edible ice, whether 
or not containing cocoa 2105 725 36.1  4.97% 
 
*/ Pursuant to paragraph 6 of the Bali  Ministerial Decision (WT/MIN(13)/39). 
 
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