. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/59 
20 December 2006 
 (06-6095) 
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,  Órgano de Reglamentación Técnica  
(Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade, Technical Regulation Body) 
Tel.: (+506) 235 2700, ext. 206/203 or   (+506) 297 1439 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and 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 Obst áculos 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: 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):   ICS: 65.100 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  RTCA 65.03.44:06 
Plaguicidas.  Plaguicidas de uso doméstico, en jardinería, en salud pública y por empresas 
controladoras de plagas.  Requisitos de Registro  (Central American Technical Regulation 
(RTCA) 65.03.44:06 Pesticides.  Pesticides for Domestic, Garden, Public Health and Pest 
Control Company Use.  Registration Requirements) (22 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The purpose of this Regulation is to regulate the registration of 
pesticides for domestic, garden, public h ealth and pest control company use. 
 It applies to natural and legal persons re gistering such pesticides in the framework 
of the following processes:  manufacturing, formulation, exporta tion and importation, 
distribution, marketing, sale and use. G/TBT/N/CRI/59 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of the environment and health. 
8. Relevant documents:  Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of 
Chemicals (GHS):  First Revised Editio n, United Nations, New York/Geneva 2005. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
Six months after adoption. 
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 web site add resses, if available, of other body:  
Centro de Información OTC (TBT Enquiry Point) 
Web site: http://www.reglatec.go.cr E-mail:  crotc@meic.go.cr San José, Costa Rica 
Tel.:   (+506) 235 2700, Ext. 221 or 203 
Fax:  (+506) 297 1439 or (+506) 236 7192  Full text available at:
 
http://www.reglatec.go.cr/descargas/RTCA_Reg lamento_Registro_Plaguicidas_uso_Domes
tico_CRnov2006.pdf