. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/62 
18 July 2007 
 (07-3052) 
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  
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, 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:  
Centro de Información de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio (TBT Enquiry Point) 
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: 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):   ICS:   67.080 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCR 403:2007 
Vainica para Consumo en Estado Fresco  Costa Rican Technical Regulation 
(RTCR) 403:2007 Beans to be consumed fresh (9 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:   The purpose of this Regulation is to define the quality, safety, 
packaging and labelling requirements for fresh and imported beans ( Phaseolus  vulgaris  L) 
for human consumption in Costa Rica. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
  Protection of health and consumer information G/TBT/N/CRI/62 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• Costa Rica.  1993.  Executive Decree No. 22268-MEIC,  Gaceta ( Official Journal ) 
No. 132 of 13 July 1993.  Technical Regulation NCR 143:1993.  Metrology.  Net content of pre-packaged products, and amendments thereto.  San José, Costa Rica,  National Printing Press. 
 
• Costa Rica.  1996.  Executive Decree No. 24907-MEIC, Gaceta  No. 25 of 
5 February 1996.  NCR230:1995.  Fresh ve getables.  Sample. San José, Costa Rica, 
National Printing Press.  pp. 4-5  
 
• Costa Rica. 1997.  Executive Decree No. 26012-MEIC, Gaceta  No. 91 of 14 May 1997.  
RTCR100:1997.  Labelling of pre-packaged f oods, and amendments thereto.  San José, 
Costa Rica, National Printing Press.  pp. 2-6  
 
• National Production Council.  Study on the characterization of beans harvested in 
winter 2005 for the purpose of drafting the te chnical regulation, San José, Costa Rica 
(13 pages). 
 
• National Production Council.  Study on the characterization of beans harvested in 
summer 2005 for the purpose of preparing the technical regulation on beans, San José, Costa Rica (13 pages).  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal 
(La Gaceta ). 
Three months following publication in 
La Gaceta . 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from date of notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: 
Centro de Información OTC (TBT Enquiry Point) 
San José, Costa Rica 
Web site:  http://www.reglatec.go.cr WTO Contact point: crotc@meic.go.cr Tel.:  +(506) 235 2700, ext. 221 or 203 Fax: +(506) 297 1439 
 +(506) 236 7192 
Full text available online at: http://www.reglatec.go.cr/consulta/VainicaC onsumoEstadoFrescoVersionFinal.pdf