. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/32 
24 June 2005 
 (05-2704) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member 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, MEIC) 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 Web site 
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) P.O. Box 10216-1000 Tel.: (+506) 235-2700, ext. 206/203 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  HS tariff heading 8704;  
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 13.300 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 13.01.25:05:  
Transporte Terrestre de Hidrocarburos Lí quidos (Excepto GLP). Especificaciones   (Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No . 13.01.25:05:  Land transport of liquid 
hydrocarbons (other than liquefied petroleum gas). Specifications  (30 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:   This Technical Regulation lays down the minimum design and 
construction requirements for liquid hydrocarbon (other than LPG) land transport vehicles circulating in Central American countries. 
 The Regulation applies to vehicles used for the land transport of liquid 
hydrocarbons; it does not cover LPG transport vehicles or the transport of liquid 
hydrocarbons by rail.  G/TBT/N/CRI/32 
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 7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 Human safety and environmental protection. 
8. Relevant documents:  
Code of Federal Regulations, 49 CFR 178, 2003:  Transportation, Subchapter A - 
Hazardous Materials and Oil Transportation;  Part 178:  Specification for Packagings, 
US Department of Transportation (DOT); 
American Society for Testing and Materi als (ASTM) Standard ASTM B-209, 2003:  
Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate ; 
Mexican Official Standard NOM-020-SCT2/1995 : Requerimientos gen erales para el diseño 
y construcción de autotanques destinados par a el transporte de materiales y residuos 
peligrosos, especificaciones SCT 306, SCT 307 y SCT 312  (General requirements for the 
design and construction of road tankers used to transport hazardous materials and waste; 
Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transport (SCT) Specifications SCT 306, 
SCT 307 and SCT 312); 
Procedimiento para la evaluación de la conformidad de NOM-020-SCT2/1995, 
Requerimientos generales para el diseño y c onstrucción de autotanqu es destinados para el 
transporte de materiales y residuos peligros os, especificaciones SCT 306, SCT 307 y SCT 
312 (Conformity assessment procedure for Mexican Official Standard NOM-020-
SCT2/1995, General requirements for the design and construction of road tankers used to transport hazardous materials and waste; Mexican Ministry of Communications and 
Transport (SCT) Specifications SCT 306, SCT 307 and SCT 312); 
Acuerdo Centroamericano sobre Circulación por Carreteras  (Central American agreement 
on highway traffic), Central American Council of Ministers of Transport (COMITRAN) / 
Central American Economic Integration Secretariat (SIECA), December 2000); 
Transport of dangerous goods: Recommendati ons prepared by the United Nations 
Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNCETDG), New York, 
1984. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   Upon publication in the Official Journal La Gaceta.  
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined. 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from the date of notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site add resses, if available, of other body:  
Centro de Información de Obst áculos Técnicos al Comercio 
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio - MEIC 
Apartado Postal 10216-1000 Tel.: (506) 235-2700, ext. 206/203 Fax: (506) 297-1439 E-mail: crotc@meic.go.cr Web site: www.reglatec.go.cr