. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/66 
24 August 2007 
 (07-3571) 
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 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 
Web site: 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 75.160.20 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  RTCA 75.02.46:07, 
Etanol carburante anhidro y etanol carburante anhidro desnaturalizado y sus mezclas con 
gasolina. Especificaciones (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
No. 75.02.46:07:  Anhydrous fuel ethanol and de natured anhydrous fuel ethanol and blends 
thereof with gasoline.  Specifi cations) (9 pages, in Spanish). G/TBT/N/CRI/66 
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  6. Description of content:   The notified Regulation establishes the physico-chemical 
specifications that must be met by anhydrou s fuel ethanol and denatured anhydrous fuel 
ethanol to be used or marketed as fuel in the Central American States Parties. 
 It applies to anhydrous fuel ethanol a nd denatured anhydrous fuel ethanol, obtained 
by means of alcoholic fermentation, which ar e to be used or marketed as spark-ignition 
engine fuel, either in their pure form in engi nes designed or adapted for such use or blended 
with gasoline in spark-ignition engines. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Prevention of practices likely to mislead  the consumer and protection of the 
environment. 
8. Relevant documents:  
ASTM D-1152:  "Standard Specification for Methanol (Methyl Alcohol)"; 
ASTM D 4806-04a:  "Standard Specification for Denatured Fuel Ethanol for Blending with 
Gasolines for Use as Automotive Sp ark-Ignition Engine Fuel"; 
Resolução ANP Nº 36, de 6.12.2005 (Braz ilian National Petroleum Agency Resolution 
No. 36 of 6 December 2005). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
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 and E-mail and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
TBT Enquiry Point 
Centro de Información de Obst áculos Técnicos al Comercio 
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio 
Apartado Postal 10216-1000 
San José, Costa Rica Tel.: +(506) 235-2700, Ext. 203/206 Fax: +(506) 297-1439 E-mail: crotc@meic.go.cr  Web site:  htpp//www.reglatec.go.cr