. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/65 
20 July 2007 
 (07-3084) 
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) 
Dirección de Mejora Regulatoria y Reglamentación Técnica  (Regulatory Improvement and 
Technical Regulation Directorate) Tel.: +(506) 235 2700, ext. 203/206 Fax: +(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 Dirección de Mejora Regulatoria y Reglamentación Técnica 
Apartado Postal 10216-1000 
Tel.: +(506) 235 2700, ext. 203/206 Fax: +(506) 297 1439 E-mail: crotc@meic.go.cr  Web site:  htpp//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 67.020 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 67.04.40:07  
Alimentos y Bebidas Procesados. Gras as y Aceites. Especificaciones  (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) 67.04.40:07.  Processe d Foods and Beverages.  Fats and Oils.  
Specifications) (23 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The purpose of this Regulation is to establish the general 
specifications that must be met by vegetable,  animal and marine oils and fats and their 
edible by-products, which are pre-packaged and processed so as to be suitable for human 
consumption and which are marketed within the Central American area.  
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  6. Description of content:   (cont'd) The specifications and parameters contained in this 
Regulation applies to the above-mentioned pre-pack aged refined oils and fats.  When an oil 
or fat has been subjected to some process of ch emical change or to ge ographical or climatic 
variations, supplementary or reference criteria may, for those reasons, be used, in order to 
confirm that they comply with the Regulation. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Protection of human health and prevention of practices likely to mislead the 
consumer. 
8. Relevant documents:  
Norma General para grasas y aceites comes tibles no regulados por normas individuales  
(General standard for edible fats and oils not regulated by individual standards) CODEX 
STAN 19-1981 (Rev.2 1999).  Norma para margarina  (Standard for margarine) CODEX 
STAN 32-1981 (Rev.1 1989).  Norma para Aceites Vege tales especificados ( Standard for 
specified vegetable oils) CODEX STAN 210 (Rev. 2003, 2005). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Proposed date of entry into force:  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, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Centro de Información de OTC (WTO enquiry point) 
Web site: htpp//www.reglatec.go.cr  WTO contact point: crotc@meic.go.cr  San José Costa Rica 
Tel.: +(506) 235-2700, ext. 203/206 
Fax: +(506) 297-1439