. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/60 
17 January 2007 
 (07-0228) 
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), Dirección de 
Mejora Regulatoria y Reglamentación Técnica  (Ministry of the Economy, Industry and 
Trade, Regulatory Improvement and Technical Regulation Directorate) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:  
Centro de Información de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio (TBT Enquiry Point) 
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:  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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   ICS: 67.120 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   RTCR 400:2006. 
Etiquetado de la carne cruda, molida, marinada, adobada, tenderizada y vísceras  (Costa 
Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) 400:2006.   Labelling of Raw, Ground, Marinated, 
Seasoned and Tenderized Meat and Offal (8 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The purpose of this Technical Regulation is to regulate the 
technical characteristics of the labelling affi xed to raw, ground, marinated, seasoned and 
tenderized meat and offal, so that consumers can  select this type of product on the basis of 
accurate, appropriate and adequate  information, in such a wa y as to satisfy their needs, 
requirements and preferences.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
 
 Prevention of practices likely to mislea d the consumer and protection of human 
health. 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:    
Executive Decree No. 22268-MEIC - Cost a Rican Standard (NCR) 148:1993 Metrología. 
Contenido Neto de Preempacados  (Metrology. Net Contents of Pre-Packages), published in 
Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 132 of 13 July 1993. 
Executive Decree No. 26012-MEIC, Costa Rican Technical Standard (RTCR) 100:1997 
Etiquetado de los Alimentos Preenvasados  (Labelling of Pre-Packaged Foods), published in 
Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 91 of 14 May 1997. 
Executive Decree No. 18341-MEIC, RCT: 79: 1988. Norma Oficial de Productos Cárnicos. 
Clasificación y Características (Official Standard for Meat Products.  Classification and 
Characteristics), published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 149 of 8 August 1988. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon publication in the Official Journal La  Gaceta 
Three months after publication in La  Gaceta  
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 and E-mail and Website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Centro de Información OTC (TBT Enquiry Point) 
Website:  http://www.reglatec.go.cr WTO Contact Point: crotc@meic.go.cr 
San José, Costa Rica 
 Tel.:   +(506) 235 2700, ext. 221 or 203 Fax:  +(506) 297 1439   +(506) 236 7192 
Full text available at:  
http://www.reglatec.go.cr/comites/RT_EtiquetadoCarne_17-09-06(FINAL).pdf