G/TBT/N/CRI/ 169 
 
21 June  2017 
(17-3307) 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, Industr ia 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 websi te 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio , MEIC (Ministry of the Economy, Industr y and 
Trade)  
Apartado Postal 10216 -1000 
San José, Costa Rica  
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):  
International Classification for Stand ards (ICS) code  67.100.01  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano RTCA 67.04.73:17, Leche Ultra Alta Temperatura (UAT o UHT). 
Especificaciones  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No.  67.04.73:17: Ultra -
high temperature (UHT) pasteurized milk. Specifications ) (6 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Regulation establishes the specifications to 
be met by ultra-high temperature (UHT) pasteurized milk meeti ng the definition in Section 
4 thereof. The Regulation applies to UHT milk intended for direct human consumption or 
further processing in the territory of the States Parties. It does not apply to UHT milk in 
non-aseptic packaging and requiring refrigeratio n.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of health  G/TBT/N/ CRI/1 69 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) (current version): Industria de alimentos 
y bebidas procesados. Buenas Prá cticas de Manufactura. Principios generales  
(Processed food and beverage industry. Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). General 
principles ); 
 RTCA (current version): Alimentos. Criterios microbiológicos para la inocuidad de 
alimentos  (Foods. Microbiological  criteria for food safety ); 
 RTCA (current version): Alimentos y bebidas procesadas. Aditivos alimentarios  
(Processed foods and beverages. Food additives ); 
 RTCA (current version): Etiquetado general de los alimentos previamente envasados 
(preenvasados)  (General labelling of pre -packaged foods ); 
 RTCA (current version): Etiquetado nutricional de productos alimenticios preenvasados 
para consumo humano para la población a partir de 3 años de edad  (Nutrition labelling 
of pre -packaged foods for human consumption i ntended for adults and children over 
three years of age ); 
 CODEX STAN 234 -1999: Recommended methods of analysis and sampling ;  
 RTCA (current version): Uso de términos lecheros  (Use of dairy terms ). 
9.  Proposed date of adoption: Upon publication in the Off icial Journal La Gaceta  
 Proposed date of entry into force: Upon 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 a nd fax 
numbers  and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Centro de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio   
Apartado postal 10216 -1000 
San José, Costa Rica  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 -1479 
Fax: (+506) 2291 -2015 
Email:  crotc@meic.go.cr  
Website : http://www.reglatec.go.cr  
Full text available at :  
http://reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/principal.jsp  
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