. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/22 
7 December 2004 
 
 (04-5372) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circulat ed in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement 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, 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 
Web site: 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):   Petroleum Products, 
Asphalts. Tariff heading 2714. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Technical Regulation 
RTCA 75.01.22:04: Petroleum Products. Asphalts. Specifications (22 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Technical Regulation define s asphalt, grades it into eight 
categories and establishes the minimum quality specifications and test methods for asphalts, 
asphalt cements and asphalt emulsions used in pavement, in particular road surface, 
construction and treatment.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Quality specifications, preventio n of practices likely to mislead or deceive the consumer, 
national security and e nvironmental protection. G/TBT/N/CRI/22 
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8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
American Society for Testing and Materials Standard ASTM D 946-82 (Reapproved 1999): 
"Standard Specification for Penetration-Graded Asphalt Cement for Use in Pavement Construction"; 
ASTM D 977-98: "Standard Specif ication for Emulsified Asphalt”; 
ASTM D 2026-97: "Standard Specification for Cutback Asphalt (Slow-Curing Type)"; 
ASTM D 2027-97: "Standard Specification for Cutback Asphalt (Medium-Curing Type)"; ASTM D 2028-97: "Standard Specification for Cutback Asphalt (Rapid-Curing Type)"; 
ASTM  2397-02: "Standard Specificatio n for Cationic Emulsified Asphalt"; 
ASTM D 3381-92 (Reapproved 1999): "Standard Specification for Viscosity-Graded 
Asphalt Cement for Use in Pavement Construction"; 
ASTM D 6373-99: "Standard Specification for Performance-Graded Asphalt Binder". 
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 of the date of notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses,  if available, of the 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   
Web site: www.reglatec.go.cr