. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/50 
31 July 2006 
 (06-3657) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF 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 Mejora Regulatoria y  Reglamentación Técnica  (Regulatory Improvement and 
Technical Regulation Directorate 
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 
Apartado Postal. 10216-1000 
Tel.:  + (506) 235-2700, ext. 221/203 
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):   ICS:   75.160.20. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 75.01.17.06.  Productos de Petróleo. Aceite combustible 
Diesel No. 2-D (Automotriz). Especificaciones .  (Petroleum Products.  Diesel Fuel Oil 
No. 2-D (Motor Vehicles).  Specifications).  (10 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   To specify the physical-chemical characteristics that diesel must 
fulfil for automotive and thermo electric use. 
 This regulation applies to the petroleum derivative known as diesel, which is 
formed from a complex mixture of different types of hydrocarbons (paraffinic, naphthenic, 
olefinic, aromatic and polyaromatic) and has a distillation (boiling) range of between 80°C 
and 400°C. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Prevention of practices likely to mislead or deceive the consumer and 
environmental protection. G/TBT/N/CRI/50 
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  8. Relevant documents:   ASTM Standard D975-2 (Grade No. 2-D)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 Proposed date of entry into force:    Upon publication in the Official Journal 
(La Gaceta ) of Costa Rica. 
Six months as from the publication of the 
COMIECO (Council of Ministers for Central American Economic Integration) Resolution. 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from the date of notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, 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. 221/203 Fax:  + (506) 297-1439 E-mail:  crotc@meic.go.cr  
Web site: www.reglatec.go.cr  
The full text of the document is available at: 
http://www.reglatec.go.cr/prNacionalPublica.htm