. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/52 
4 October 2006 
 (06-4755) 
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 (MEIC), 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 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) 235-2700, ext. 206/203 
Fax: + (506) 297-1439 
E-mail: crotc@meic.go.cr  Website: 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):   ICS Code  11.120.99 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) 11.04.41:06 Productos Naturales de Uso Humano. 
Productos Naturales con Porpiedades Medicinal es.  Etiquetado de Productos Naturales  
(Natural Products for Human Use.  Products  with Medicinal Properties.  Labelling of 
Natural Products) (7 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The purpose of this technical regulation is to establish minimum 
requirements for the labelling of natural products  for human use, as regards both products 
from the territory of the Central Am erican countries and imported products. 
 This technical regulation applies to the labelling of all natural products for human 
use, irrespective of the terms and conditions of sal e, shipping or supply.  It does not apply to 
products containing as constituent responsible for pharmacological activity standardized 
natural material or material that is chemically  synthesized or isolated from natural material, 
since they are not considered to be natural products. 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Protection of human life and health and consumer protection 
8. Relevant documents:  
RTCA 11.01.02:04 Productos Farmacéuticos. Etiquetado de productos farmacéuticos para 
uso humano  (Pharmaceutical Products.  Labelling of Pharmaceutical Products for Human 
Use). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal 
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 Website addresses, if available, of other body:   
Centro de Información OTC 
Pagina en Internet:  http://www.reglatec.go.cr 
Punto de Contacto OMC:  crotc@meic.go.cr San José, Costa Rica Tel.: (+506) 235 2700, Ext. 221 o 203 Fax: (+506) 297 1439 or (+506) 236 7192 
Full text available online at: 
http://www.reglatec.go.cr/descargas/RTCA_11.04. 41.06_EtiquetadodeProductosNaturales. 
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