. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/27 
24 June 2005 
 (05-2698) 
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:    
Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade 
Technical Regulation Body Tel: (+506) 235 2700, ext. 206/203 
Fax: (+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:  
 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: 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):   HS: 2711;   ICS:  75.160.30 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) 75.01.21:05: Pe troleum Products.  Liquefied Petroleum 
Gases:  Commercial Propane, Commercial Butane and Mixtures Thereof.  Specifications. (9 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   This technical regulation app lies to the product known as liquefied 
petroleum gas (LPG) which is marketed  in Central American countries.  
 The regulation specifies the physico-chemical characteristics of two grades of 
liquefied petroleum gas (LPG):  commercia l propane and commercial butane, generally 
used as heating fuel in the domestic, commercia l and industrial sectors, as fuel in the motor 
vehicle sector and as a raw material for the petrochemical industry.  Any mixture of these 
products can be used provided that the mixtur es comply with the specifications set forth in 
this regulation. G/TBT/N/CRI/27 
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 7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 
 Protection of human life and health and the environment. 
8. Relevant documents: - American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard 
ASTM D 1835-03:  "Standard Specification for Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases" ("Especificación Estándar para Gas es Licuados de Petróleo (GLP)") 
- Gas Processor Association (GPA) Standa rd 2140-97: "Liquefied Petroleum Gas 
Specifications and Test Methods" 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
 Proposed date of entry into force:  Date of publication in the Official Journal, 
La Gaceta. 
To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:   60 days 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. 206/203 
Fax: (+506) 297-1439 E-mail: crotc@meic.go.cr Web site: www.reglatec.go.cr