. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/96 
19 November 2009 
 (09-5735) 
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, Dirección de Mejora 
Regulatoria y Reglamentación Técnica  (Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade, 
Regulatory Improvement and Technical Regulation Directorate) 
Tel.:  (506) 2235-2700, Ext. 221 or (506) 2297-1439 
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:  
TBT Enquiry Point 
Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade, MEIC 
Apartado Postal 10216-1000, San José 
Tel.:  +(506) 2235-2700, Ext. 221 Fax:  +(506) 2297-1439 E-mail:  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 67.200.10 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   RTCR 437:2009. 
Reglamento sobre la calidad e inocuidad de la s grasas y aceites utilizada durante la fritura 
de alimentos  (Costa Rican Technical Regulati on (RTCR) No. 437:2009:  Regulation 
governing the quality and safety of fats and oils used in the frying of food) (10 pages, in 
Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Technical Regulation establishes the quality and 
safety parameters to be met by oils and fats used in the frying of food by public food 
services, the food industry and at fairs, fêtes and other similar events. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human life and health.  G/TBT/N/CRI/96 
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  8. Relevant documents: 
• Decreto Ejecutivo  (Executive Decree) of the Ministry of the Economy, Industry 
and Trade No. 22268-MEIC, Costa Rican Standard (NCR) No. 148:1993: Metrología: Contenido Neto de Productos Preempacados (Metrology: Net contents 
of pre-packaged goods) and amendments thereto, published in La Gaceta  (Official 
Journal) No. 132 of 13 July 1993; 
• Executive Decree of the Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade 
No. 26012-MEIC, Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 100:1997: Etiquetado de los Alimentos Preenvasados (Labelling of pre-packaged foods) and 
amendments thereto, published in Official Journal No. 91 of 14 May 1997; 
• Executive Decree of the Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade 
No. 30256 MEIC-S, Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 135:2002: Etiquetado Nutricional de los Alimentos Preenvasados (Nutrition labelling of 
pre-packaged food) and amendments thereto, published in Official Journal No. 71 
of 15 April 2002; 
• Executive Decree No. 31595-S: Reglamento de Notificación de Materias Primas, 
Registro Sanitario, Importación, Desalmacenaje y Vigilancia de Alimentos 
(Regulations on the notification of raw materials and the sanitary registration, 
importation, customs clearance and mon itoring of foodstuffs) and amendments 
thereto, published in Official Journal No. 16 of 23 January 2004; 
• Executive Decree of the Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade and Ministry 
of Foreign Trade No. 34477-MEIC-COMEX-S, Reglamento Técnico 
Centroamericano Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
No. 67.04.40:07:  Alimentos y Bebidas Procesados. Grasas y Aceites. 
Especificaciones  (Processed foods and beverages.  Fats and oils.  Specifications). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal  
Six months after publication in the Official 
Journal  
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, E-mail and website addresses,  if available, of other body: 
TBT Enquiry Point 
San José, Costa Rica 
Tel.:  (+506) 2235-2700, Ext. 221 
Fax:  (+506) 2297-1439 or (+506) 2236-7192 E-mail: crotc@meic.go.cr
 
Website: http://www.reglatec.go.cr  
The full text of the Regulation is available at: 
http://www.reglatec.go.cr/consulta/frituras.pdf  
and http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2009/tbt/cri/09_2989_00_s.pdf
 
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2009/tbt/cri/09_3932_00_s.pdf