. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/70 
17 October 2007 
 (07-4484) 
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  (Ministry of the Economy, Industry and 
Trade) Órgano de Reglamentación Técnica  (Technical Regulation Body) 
Tel.: + (506) 235-2700, ext. 206/203 
Fax: + (506) 297-1439 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and 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) 235-2700, Ext. 203/206 Fax:  (+506) 297-1439 E-mail:  crotc@meic.go.cr  
Website: 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 67.100.30 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  RTCR 407:2007 
General para quesos   (Costa Rican Technical Regula tion (RTCR) No. 407:2007: General 
standard for cheese)  (19 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Technical Regulation seeks to establish the 
requirements to be met by cheese. It applies to  all products intended for direct consumption 
or further processing which conform to the definition of cheese. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Protection of human life and health. G/TBT/N/CRI/70 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 
- Costa Rica. 1993. Decreto Ejecutivo  (Executive Decree)  No. 22268-MEIC, published in 
Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 132 of 13 July 1993. NCR 148:1993. Metrología, 
Contenido neto de productos preempacados y sus reformas  (Metrology: Net contents of 
pre-packaged goods, and amendments theret o). San José, Costa Rica, National Printing 
Press. 
- Costa Rica. 1997. Executive Decree  No. 26012-MEIC, published in Official Journal 
No. 91 of 14 May 1997, and amendments thereto. RTCR 100:1997. Etiquetado de los 
Alimentos Preenvasados  (Labelling of pre-packaged foods). San José, Costa Rica, 
National Printing Press. 
- Costa Rica. 2001. Executive Decree  No. 29660-MEIC. Metrología, Unidades Legales 
de Medida  (Metrology: Legal units of measureme nt), published in Official Journal 
No. 151 of 8 August 2001. San José, Costa Rica, National Printing Press. 
- Costa Rica. 2006. Executive Decree  No. 33288-MEIC-MAG-S, published in Official 
Journal No. 164 of 28 August 2006. RTCR: 395-2006. Para el Uso de Términos 
Lecheros  (Use of dairy terms). San José, Costa Rica, National Printing Press.  
- Costa Rica. 2007. Executive Decree  No. 33812-MEIC-MAG-S, published in Official 
Journal No. 112 of 12 June 2007. RTCR: 401:2007. Leche cruda y leche higienizada y 
sus reformas  (Raw milk and processed milk, and amendments thereto). San José, Costa 
Rica, National Printing Press. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
Six months' validity following 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 and E-mail and website addresses, if available, of other body:    
TBT Enquiry Point 
San José,  Costa Rica E-mail: crotc@meic.go.cr Website: http://www.reglatec.go.cr 
Tel.: +(506) 235-2700, exts. 221 or 203 
Fax: +(506) 297-1439 / 236-7192 
Full text available online at: 
http://www.reglatec.go.cr/propuestas/re glamento_quesos_con_observaciones.pdf