. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/21 
7 December 2004 
 (04-5377) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:   Spanish 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circulat ed in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member notifying:  REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible:    
Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade (MEIC) 
Technical Regulation Body 
Tel.:  (506) 235-2700, ext. 206/203  and (506) 297-1439 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:    
TBT Enquiry Point 
Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade (MEIC) 
P.O. Box 10216-1000 Tel.: (506) 235-2700, ext. 206/203 Fax: (506) 297-1439 
E-mail: crotc@meic.go.cr 
Website: 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 headin g.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Petroleum products.  
Premium petrol (HS tariff heading 2710). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Central American 
Technical Regulation RTCA 75.01.20:04: Petroleum Products.  Premium Petrol.  Specifications  (10 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Technical Regulation establishes the physico-chemical 
requirements for premium petrol for use in mo tor vehicles. Premium petrol is defined as 
petrol which, inter alia , has a minimum octane rating of 95 according to the Research 
Octane Number (RON) method and to which lead  has not been introduced as an additive to 
increase this rating and which has a maximu m inherent lead content of 0.013g. Pb/l. 
 This Regulation applies to the petroleu m derivative known as premium petrol, 
which is formed from a complex mixture of different types of hydrocarbons (paraffinic, 
naphthenic, olefinic and aromatic) and has a distillation (boiling) range of between 30°C 
and 225°C.   
 Test and sampling methods are also established. G/TBT/N/CRI/21 
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 7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Quality specifications, national se curity and environmental protection. 
8. Relevant documents:    
 American Society for Testing and Material s Standard ASTM D 4814-00:  "Standard 
Specification for Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel".    
9. Proposed date of adoption:    To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal La Gaceta .
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from th e date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site addre sses, if available, of other body:    
Centro de Información de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio 
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio - MEIC  Apartado Postal 10216-1000 Tel.: (506) 235-2700, ext. 206/203   
Fax: (506) 297-1439  
E-mail: crotc@meic.go.cr
  
Website: www.reglatec.go.cr