. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/80 
1 August 2008 
 (08-3652) 
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. 221, or +(506) 2297 1439 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and 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) 2235 2700, Ext. 221 Fax: +(506) 2297 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):   International 
Classification fo r Standards (ICS) code 67.100.40 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  RTCR 413:2008 
Helados y mezclas para helados (Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) 413:2008 Ice-
cream and ice-cream mixes) (16 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified text seeks to establish descriptions, requirements and 
specifications for ice-cream and ice-cream mixes.   It also applies to ice-cream that forms 
part of other foods. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
 
 Protection of human life and hea lth, and consumer information. G/TBT/N/CRI/80 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
- Executive Decree No. 22268-MEIC, Costa Rican Standard (NCR) 148:1993:  
Metrología.  Contenido neto  de productos preempacados (Metrology.  Net contents of 
pre-packaged goods) and amendments thereto, published in Official Journal ( La Gaceta ) 
No. 132 of 13 July 1993; 
- Executive Decree No. 23355-MEIC, NCR-26:1994:  Metrología.  Sistema Internacional 
de Unidades (SI)  (Metrology.  International System of Units) and amendments thereto, 
published in Official Journal  No. 114 of 115 June 1994; 
- Executive Decree No. 26012-MEIC, RTCR 100:1997:  Etiquetado de los Alimentos 
Preenvasados (Labelling of pre-packaged foods) and amendments thereto, published in 
Official Journal No. 91 of 14 May 1997; 
- Executive Decree No. 30256-MEIC-S, RTCR 135:2002:  Etiquetado Nutricional de los 
Alimentos Preenvasados (Nutritional labelling of pre-p ackaged food) and amendments 
thereto, published in Official Journal No. 71 of 15 April 2002; 
- Executive Decree  No. 31595-S:  Reglamento de Notificación de Materias Primas, 
Registro Sanitario, Importación, Desalm acenaje y Vigilancia de Alimentos (Regulations 
on the notification of raw materials and the sanitary registration, importation, customs 
clearance and monitoring of foodstuffs) and am endments thereto, published in Official 
Journal No. 16 of 23 January 2004; 
- Executive Decree No. 33288-MEIC-MAG-S, RTCR 395:2006:  Para el Uso de 
Términos Lecheros  (Use of dairy terms), published in Official Journal No. 164 of 
28 August 2006; 
- Executive Decree No. 33371-COMEX-MEIC.  Resolution No. 168-2006 (COMIECO 
XLIX):  Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 01.01.11:06:  Cantidad de 
Producto en Preempacados  (Quantity of product in pre-packages) and amendments 
thereto, published in Official Journal No. 194 of 10 October 2006; 
- Executive Decree No. 33812-MEIC-MAG-S, RTCR 401-2006:  Leche Cruda y Leche 
Higienizada (Raw milk and processed milk) and amendments thereto, published in 
Official Journal No. 112 of 12 June 2007. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Six months after publication in the Official 
Journal 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days after the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and web site add resses, if available, of other body:  
TBT Enquiry Point 
Web site: http://www.reglatec.go.cr  
E-mail: crotc@meic.go.cr 
Tel.: +(506) 2235 2700, Ext. 221 Fax: +(506) 2297 1439 or +(506) 2236 7192 San José, Costa Rica 
Full text available at: 
http://www.reglatec.go.cr/propuestas/RtHeladosconsultaOMC.pdf
 
and http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2008/tbt/cri/08_2261_00_s.pdf