. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/91 
28 May 2009 
 (09-2566) 
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:   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 
(Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade) 
Dirección de Mejora Regulatoria y Reglamentación Técnica  
(Regulatory Improvement and Technical Regulation Directorate) 
Tel.: +(506) 2235-2700, ext. 264, or +(506) 2297-1439 
Name and address (including telephone  and fax numbers, 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) 2235-2700, ext. 264 
Fax: +(506) 2297-1439 
E-mail:  crotc@meic.go.cr Website: 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):   International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) code 65.080 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 65.05.54:09, 
Fertilizantes y Enmiendas de Uso Agríco la.  Requisitos para el Registro (Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 65.05.54:09 :  Fertilizers and soil conditioners for 
agricultural use.  Registration requirements) (20 pages, in Spanish). 
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. G/TBT/N/CRI/91 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human, animal and plant health and the environment.
 
8. Relevant documents:  
- 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:  Maximu m 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 . 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal, La 
Gaceta 
Six months after 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, E-mail and website addresses,  if available, of other body: 
WTO TBT Enquiry Point 
San José, Costa Rica 
Tel.:  (+506) 2235-2700, ext. 264 
Fax:  (+506) 2297-1439 E-mail: crotc@meic.go.cr Website: http://www.reglatec.go.cr  
The full text of the Regulation is available at: 
http://www.reglatec.go.cr/consulta/rtc-65-05-54-09.pdf and http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/tbt/cri/09_1823_00_s.pdf