. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/114 
24 February 2011 
 (11-0964) 
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:   COSTA RICA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:   Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio.  Departamento de 
Reglamentación Técnica  (Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade, Technical 
Regulation Department). Tel.:   +(506) 2235 2700, Ext. 206 or +(506) 2235 8192 
Name and address (including telephone  and fax numbers, 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) 2235 2700, Ext. 206 Fax: +(506) 2297 1439 
E-mail: mailto:crotc@meic.go.cr
 
Website: 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) Code 67.040 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 67.04.60:10 
Etiquetado nutricional de productos alim enticios preenvasados para consumo humano 
para la población a parti r de 3 años de edad  (Central American Technical Regulation 
(RTCA) 67.04.60:10:  Nutrition labelling of pr e-packaged foods for human consumption 
intended for adults and children over 3 y ears of age) (29 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Technical Regulation establishes the minimum 
requirements for the nutrition labelling of pr e-packaged foods for human consumption 
intended for adults and children over 3 years of age. 
It applies to the labelling of pre-packaged fo ods sold directly for human consumption and 
marketed within the Central American area, and covers nutrition information and nutrition 
and health claims. 
It does not apply to fermented or distilled alcoholic beverages. G/TBT/N/CRI/114 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer information and prev ention of practices liable to mislead or deceive consumers. 
8. Relevant documents:   Association of Official Analyti cal Chemists.  Official methods of 
analysis of AOAC. 17th ed.  USA, Washington, 2002. 
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  "Gui de to Nutrition Labelling and Education 
Act (NLEA) Requirements".  Editorial changes, February 1995. 
- Instituto de Nutrición de Centroamérica y Panamá , INCAP (Institute of Nutrition of 
Central America and Panama).  Anteproyecto para reglamento técnico de Unión 
Aduanera de Centroamérica de etiquetado nutricional de productos alimenticios 
preenvasados para consumo humano para la población de 4 y mas años de edad .  
(Preliminary draft Technical Regulation of the Central American Customs Union on nutrition labelling of pre-packaged foods for human consumption for adults and 
children of 4 or more years of age).  Guatemala, October, 2000. 
- FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commi ssion.  CODEX ALINORM 04/27/26.  
"Guidelines for Use of Nutrition and Health Claims:  Draft Table of Conditions for 
Nutrient Contents (Part B):  Dietary Fibre. 
- FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission.  CODEX STAN 146-1985.  
"General Standard for the Labelling of and Claims for Pre-packag ed Foods for Special 
Dietary Uses" (Worldwide Codex Standard).  Italy, 1985. 
- FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commissi on.  CAC/GL 2 1985 (Rev.1-1993).  
"Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling".  Italy, l998. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Date of publication in the Official Journal 
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 website addresses,  if available of the other body: 
Centro de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio (WTO TBT Enquiry Point) 
Apartado postal 10216-1000 San José, Costa Rica Tel.: +(506) 2235 2700, Ext. 206 Fax: +(506) 2297 1439 
E-mail: mailto:crotc@meic.go.cr
 
Website: http://www.reglatec.go.cr  
 The full text is available at: http://www.reglatec.go.cr/consulta/h iguienenoprocesados2011-67065.pdf
 
and http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2011/tbt/CRI/11_0530_00_s.pdf