. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/61 
18 July 2007 
 (07-3050) 
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  (Ministry of the Economy, Industry and 
Trade) Órgano de Reglamentación Técnica  (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:    
TBT Enquiry Point 
Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade (MEIC) 
Apartado Postal 10216-1000, San José 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):   International 
Classification fo r Standards (ICS) code 67.080 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  RTCR 402:2007: 
Lechuga para Consumo en Estado Fresco  (Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) 
No. 402:2007:  Fresh lettuce for consumption) (9 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:   The notified Technical Regulation defines the quality, safety, 
packaging and labelling requirements fo r fresh domestic and imported lettuce ( Lactuca 
sativa ) for human consumption in Costa Rica. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 Health protection and consumer information. G/TBT/N/CRI/61 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Costa Rica. 1993.  Executive Decree No. 22268-MEIC of the Ministry of the Economy, 
Industry and Trade, published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 132 of 13 July 1993. 
Costa Rican Standard (NCR) No. 143:1993:  Metrología. Contenido Neto de 
Preempacados  (Metrology: Net contents of pre-packaged goods) and amendments 
thereto. San José, Costa Rica, National Printing Press.  
• Costa Rica. 1996. Executive Decree No. 24907-MEIC of the Ministry of the Economy, 
Industry and Trade, published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 25 of 5 February 1996. 
Costa Rican Standard (NCR) No. 230:1995:  Productos Hortícolas Frescos. Muestreo  
(Fresh horticultural products. Sampling).  San José, Costa Rica, National Printing Press, p. 4-5. 
• Costa Rica. 1997. Executive Decree No. 26012-MEIC of the Ministry of the Economy, 
Industry and Trade, published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 91 of 14 May 1997.  
Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 100:1997:  Etiquetado de los Alimentos 
Preenvasados  (Labelling of pre-packaged foods) and amendments thereto. San José, 
Costa Rica, National Printing Press, p. 2-6.  
• Consejo Nacional de Producción , CNP (National Production Council), Estudio de 
Caracterización de lechuga:  Cosecha Ver anera 2005 para Desarrollo de Reglamento 
Técnico (Lettuce study: summer 2005 harvest, with a view to the development of a 
technical regulation). San José, Costa Rica. 16 pages. 
• National Production Council. 
Estudio de Caracterización de Lechuga: Cosecha  
Invierno 2005 para Desarrollo del Reglamento Técnico  (Lettuce study: winter 2005 
harvest, with a view to the development of a technical regulation).  San José, Costa Rica. 19 pages. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal La 
Gaceta . 
Three months' validity following 
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 and E-mail and website addresses, if available, of other body:    
TBT Enquiry Point 
San José, Costa Rica  Tel.: (+506) 235-2700, Ext. 221 or 203 Fax: (+506) 297-1439 or (+506) 236-7192 E-mail: crotc@meic.go.cr 
Web site: http://www.reglatec.go.cr 
Full text available online at:
  
http://www.reglatec.go.cr/comites/Lechugaparaconsumoenestadofrescoversion06-02-07.pdf