. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/26 
24 June 2005 
 
 (05-2701) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member 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 (Ministry of the Economy, Industry and 
Trade, MEIC) Órgano de Reglamentación Técnica  (Technical Regulation Body)  
Tel.: (+506) 235-2700, ext. 206/203 
Fax: (+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:  
TBT Enquiry Point 
Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade (MEIC) P.O. Box 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  HS tariff heading 8481;  
International Classification for St andards (ICS) code 23.060.40 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 23.01.27:05:  
Recipientes a Presión.  Cilindros Portátiles para Contener GLP.  Válvula de Acoplamiento 
Roscado (Tipo POL).  Especificaciones  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
No. 23.01.27:05:  Pressure vessels.  Portable  liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders.  
Threaded (POL-type) connection valves.  Specifications)  (20 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Technical Regulation establishes the minimum specifications 
and test methods for threaded (POL-type) c onnection valves used for the filling of and 
release of gas from portable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) containers circulating in 
countries of the Central American region. G/TBT/N/CRI/26 
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 7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of human life and health and environmental protection. 
8. Relevant documents:  
Mexican Official Standard NOM-016-SEDG-2003:  Válvula Utilizada en Recipientes 
Portátiles para Contener Gas Licuado de Petr óleo - Especificaciones y Métodos de Prueba  
(Valves used in portable liquefied petroleum g as (LPG) containers - Specifications and test 
methods); 
Colombian Technical Standard NTC 1091.1997-10-22:  Válvulas para Recipientes 
Portátiles para Gases Licuados del Petróleo  hasta 109 Litros de Capacidad de Agua  
(Valves for portable liquefied petroleum gas (L PG) containers with a water capacity of up 
to 109 litres); 
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard ASTM A-313:  Standard 
Specification for Stainless Steel Spring Wire ; 
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard IEC 410-1973:  Sampling Plans 
and Procedures for Inspection by Attributes ; 
International Organization for Standardi zation (ISO) Standard ISO 2859-0:1995:  Sampling 
Procedures for Inspection by Attributes - Pa rt 0: Introduction to the ISO 2859 Attribute 
Sampling System ; 
ISO 2859-1:1989:  Sampling Procedures for Inspection by Attributes - Part 1: Sampling 
Schemes Indexed by Acceptance Quality Limit (AQL) for Lot-by-Lot Inspection . 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   Upon publication in the Official Journal La Gaceta.  
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined. 
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 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: www.reglatec.go.cr