. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CRI/74 
26 May 2009 
 (09-2512) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Notifying Member:  COSTA RICA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería , MAG (Ministry of 
Agriculture and Livestock) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  International Classifi cation for Standards (ICS) code 65.080 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano 
RTCA 65.05.54:09, Fertilizantes y Enmiendas de Uso Agrícola.  Requisitos para el 
Registro  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 65.05.54:09:  Fertilizers 
and soil conditioners for agricultural use.  Registration requirements). 
Text available online at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/CRI/09_1825_00_s.pdf  
Language:  Spanish  Number of pages:   20 
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Regulation lays down the requirements for 
the registration of fertilizers and soil conditioners  for agricultural use.  It applies to the 
registration of agricultural fertilizers a nd soil conditioners which are manufactured, 
formulated, extracted from natural sources, packaged, repacked/repackaged, imported, 
exported, distributed and marketed in c ountries of the Central American region. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)  G/SPS/N/CRI/74 
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  [ X ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
The following references were used to  draft this technical regulation: 
• Code of Federal Regulations  (CFR) of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 
Titles 9 and 21, United States of America; 
• International Programme on Chemical Safety  (IPCS), World Health Organization 
(WHO); 
• Codex Alimentarius Commission:  Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) approved for 
veterinary drugs and pesticides; 
• European Medicines Agency (EMEA):  Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) approved 
for veterinary drugs and pesticides; 
• United States Pharmacopoeia ; 
• European Pharmacopoeia . 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal, La 
Gaceta  
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) : 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ X ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  25 July 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería 
Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado Centro de Información y Notificación en  Medidas Sanitarias y Fitosanitarias 
Apartado Postal 70-3006 Barreal de Heredia, Costa Rica Tel.: +(506) 22 60 83 00, Ext. 2065 
Fax: +(506) 22 62 78 31 
E-mail: notificaciones@protecnet.go.cr