WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/CRI/25 
3 December 2009 
 (09-6196) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 17 August 2009, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Costa Rica .  The notification concerns imports under tariff quotas ( Table MA:2 ) for 
the years 2006, 2007  and 2008 . 
 
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 The bound tariff quotas not shown in the attached  tables are those that were not activated 
during the reporting period because they enjoyed better access conditions than those established by 
Costa Rica in its Schedule LXXXV.  
  G/AG/N/CRI/25 
Page 2 Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS:  Costa Rica 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2006 
 
Lists Relating to Tariff and Other Quota Commitments  
 
Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in product 
description1 Tariff quota quantity for period in question 
(tonnes) In-quota imports during period 
(tonnes) 
1 2 3 4 
Other cuts or offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus , fresh 
or chilled, or frozen2 0207.13.92, 0207.13.93, 0207.13.94, 0207.13.99, 
0207.14.92, 0207.14.93, 0207.14.94 and 
0207.14.99 1,284.1 0 
Milk and cream, not concentrated  nor containing added sugar or 
other sweetening matter  0401 405 0 
Milk and cream, concentrated or  containing added sugar or other 
sweetening matter (excluding conde nsed and evaporated milk) 0402 (except 0402.91.10 and 0402.99.10) 344.2 0 
Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yoghurt, kephir and other 
fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not 
concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 
or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa 0403 50 26.174 
Butter and other fats and oils  derived from milk 0405 45 0 
Cheese and curd (excluding headings for cheddar-type, dehydrated, 
green- or blue-veined and other cheese) 0406.10.00 and 0406.30.00 375.01 118.50 
Sausages and similar products 
Meat and meat offal of poultry of heading 0105;  other prepared or 
preserved meat and meat offal of poultry of heading 0105 1601.00.20 
1602.10.20 
1602.32.00 150 56.621 
Ice cream and other edible ice 2105 725 65 
 
                                                      
1 HS 2007. 
2 The tariff quota is implemented only for tariff lines (as incl uded in column 2) where the ap plied tariff exceeds the bound in- quota tariff.  In-quota imports in 
column 4 correspond only to the product coverage as included in  column 2.  Imports corresponding to the remaining tariff lines which are otherwise part of the scheduled tariff 
quota, where the applied tariff is below th e bound in-quota tariff rate are not includ ed.  Tariff line 0207.26.90 will be inclu ded in the corresponding quota in 2010.  
   G/AG/N/CRI/25
 Page 3Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS:  Costa Rica 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2007 
 
Lists Relating to Tariff and Other Quota Commitments 
 
Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in product 
description1 Tariff quota quantity for period in question 
(tonnes) In-quota imports during period 
(tonnes) 
1 2 3 4 
Other cuts or offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus , fresh 
or chilled, or frozen2 0207.13.92, 0207.13.93, 0207.13.94, 0207.13.99, 
0207.14.92, 0207.14.93, 0207.14.94 and 
0207.14.99 1,284.1 0 
Milk and cream, not concentrated  nor containing added sugar or 
other sweetening matter  0401 405 0 
Milk and cream, concentrated or  containing added sugar or other 
sweetening matter (excluding conde nsed and evaporated milk) 0402 (except 0402.91.10 and 0402.99.10) 344.2 0 
Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yoghurt, kephir and other 
fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not 
concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 
or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa 0403 50 13.180 
Butter and other fats and oils  derived from milk 0405 45 0 
Cheese and curd (excluding headings for cheddar-type, dehydrated, 
green- or blue-veined and other cheese) 0406.10.00 and 0406.30.00 375.01 171.358 
Sausages and similar products 
Meat and meat offal of poultry of heading 0105;  other prepared or 
preserved meat and meat offal of poultry of heading 0105 1601.00.20 
1602.10.20 
1602.32.00 150 67.66 
Ice cream and other edible ice 2105 725 120.803 
 
                                                      
1 HS 2007. 
2 The tariff quota is implemented only for tariff lines (as incl uded in column 2) where the ap plied tariff exceeds the bound in- quota tariff.  In-quota imports in 
column 4 correspond only to the product coverage as included in  column 2.  Imports corresponding to the remaining tariff lines which are otherwise part of the scheduled tariff 
quota, where the applied tariff is below th e bound in-quota tariff rate are not includ ed.  Tariff line 0207.26.90 will be inclu ded in the corresponding quota in 2010.  
  G/AG/N/CRI/25 
Page 4 Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS:  Costa Rica 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2008 
 
Lists Relating to Tariff and Other Quota Commitments 
 
Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in product 
description1 Tariff quota quantity for period in question 
(tonnes) In-quota imports during period 
(tonnes) 
1 2 3 4 
Other cuts or offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus , fresh 
or chilled, or frozen2 0207.13.92, 0207.13.93, 0207.13.94, 0207.13.99, 
0207.14.92, 0207.14.93, 0207.14.94 and 
0207.14.99 1,284.1 0 
Milk and cream, not concentrated  nor containing added sugar or 
other sweetening matter  0401 405 0 
Milk and cream, concentrated or  containing added sugar or other 
sweetening matter (excluding conde nsed and evaporated milk) 0402 (except 0402.91.10 and 0402.99.10) 344.2 294 
Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yoghurt, kephir and other 
fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not 
concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 
or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa 0403 50 2 
Butter and other fats and oils  derived from milk 0405 45 0 
Cheese and curd (excluding headings for cheddar-type, dehydrated, 
green- or blue-veined and other cheese) 0406.10.00 and 0406.30.00 375.01 81.144 
Sausages and similar products 
Meat and meat offal of poultry of heading 0105;  other prepared or 
preserved meat and meat offal of poultry of heading 0105 1601.00.20 
1602.10.20 
1602.32.00 150 11.326 
Ice cream and other edible ice 2105 725 77.212 
 
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1 HS 2007. 
2 The tariff quota is implemented only for tariff lines (as incl uded in column 2) where the ap plied tariff exceeds the bound in- quota tariff.  In-quota imports in 
column 4 correspond only to the product coverage as included in  column 2.  Imports corresponding to the remaining tariff lines which are otherwise part of the scheduled tariff 
quota, where the applied tariff is below th e bound in-quota tariff rate are not includ ed.  Tariff line 0207.26.90 will be inclu ded in the corresponding quota in 2010.