G/AG/N/CRI/53  
 
5 February 2016  
(16-0765)  Page: 1/5  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 3 February 2016,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Costa Rica . The notification concerns imports under tariff quotas ( Table MA:2 ) 
for 2014 and 2015 . 
 
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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 tables 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: 2014 
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 frozen
1 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 64.4 5.0 
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, 
1602.32.90 150.0 0.6 0.4 
Milk and cream, not concentrated or containing 
added sugar or other sweetening matter 0401 405.0 4.7 1.2 
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 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. Im ports corresponding to the remaining tariff lines which are otherw ise part of the tariff quot a, 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 50.0 40.3 80.7 
Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk 0405 45.0 14.2 31.6 
Cheese and curd (excludi ng headings for cheddar 
type, dehydrated, green- or blue-veined and other cheese) 0406.10.00 and 0406.30.00 375.0 11.6 3.1 
Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not 
containing cocoa 2105 725.0 32.8 4.5 
* Pursuant to paragraph 6 of the Bali Ministerial Decision (WT/MIN(13)/39). 
  
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- 4 - Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS: COSTA RICA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2015 
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 frozen
2 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 1,284.1 638.2 49.7 
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, 1602.32.90 150.0 0.0 0.0 
Milk and cream, not concentrated or containing 
added sugar or other sweetening matter 0401 405.0 3.7 0.9 
Milk and cream, concentrated or containing 
added sugar or other sweetening matter 0402 
(except 0402.91.10 and 0402.99.10)  344.2 37.3 10.8 
                                               
2 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. Im ports corresponding to the remaining tariff lines which are otherw ise part of the tariff quot a, where the applied tariff 
is lower than the in-quota tariff rate, are not included.  
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- 5 - 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 50.0 49.0 98.0 
Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk 0405 45.0 18.9 41.9 
Cheese and curd (excluding headings for 
cheddar type, dehydrat ed, green- or blue-
veined and other cheese) 0406.10.00 and 0406.30.00 375.0 6.4 1.7 
Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not 
containing cocoa 2105 725.0 40.7 5.6 
* Pursuant to paragraph 6 of the Bali Ministerial Decision (WT/MIN(13)/39). 
 
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