G/TBT/N/CRI/179  
10 August  2018 
(18-5065) 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),  
Dirección de Calidad  (Quality Directorate)  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 -1479 
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 
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) : 67.100.10  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano RTCA 67.04.76:18 Productos Lácteos . Leches en polvo y crema 
(nata) en polvo . Especificaciones  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
No. 67.04.76:18, Dairy products . Milk powder and cream powder . Specifications)  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation establishes the specifications to 
be met by milk powder and cream powder that comply with the definition established in 
the notified text . It also applies to milk powder and cream powder for direct human 
consumption or further processing in the territory of the States Parties.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the n ature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human life and health, and prevention of practices likely to 
mislead or deceive consumers.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Industria de alimentos y bebidas 
procesad os. Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura . Principios Generales (current 
version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Alimentos . Criterios Microbiológicos 
para la inocuidad de Alimentos  (current version);  G/TBT/N/CRI/179  
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   Central American Technical Regulation RTCA  Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas . 
Aditivos Alimentarios  (current version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Etiquetado General de los Alimentos 
Previamente Envasados (Preenvasados)  (current version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Etiq uetado Nutricional de Productos 
Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo Humano para la Población a partir de 
3 Años de Edad  (current version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Uso de Términos Lecheros  (current 
version).  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Upon publication in Official Journal La Gaceta.  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
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  (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  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/CRI/18_4309_00_s.pdf