. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/31 
24 June 2005 
 
 (05-2697) 
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: 
 
Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade (MEIC) Technical Regulation Body 
 
Tel.: (+506) 235 2700, ext. 206/203 Fax: (+506) 297 1439  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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 San José 
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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  HS: 8481;  
ICS:  23.060.01 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 23.01.28: 05:  
Recipientes  a Presión.  Cilindros Portátiles para Contener GLP.  Válvula para 
Acoplamiento Rápido.  Especificaciones (Central American Technical Regulation 
No. 23.01.28:05:  Pressure Vessels.  Portable  Liquefied Petroleum Gas Cylinders.  Quick 
Coupling Valve. Specifications) (17 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Regulation lays down the minimum specifications and test 
methods for the quick coupling valve used for the filling of and release of gas from portable 
LPG containers circulating in member countries of the Central American Customs Union. G/TBT/N/CRI/31 
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 7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 Protection of human health and life;  environmental protection. 
8. Relevant documents:  Mexican Official Standard NOM-016-SEDG-2003: Válvula 
Utilizada en Recipientes Portátiles para Contener Gas Licuado de Petróleo – 
Especificaciones y Métodos de Prueba  (Valve Used in Portable Liquefied Petroleum Gas 
Containers – Specifications and Test Methods). 
 Colombian Technical Standard NTC 1091.1997-10-22: Válvulas para Recipientes 
Portátiles para Gases Licuados del Petróleo  hasta 109 Litros de Capacidad de Agua  
(Valves for Portable Liquefied Petroleum Gas Containers of a Water Capacity of not more 
than 109 Litres). 
 American Society for Testing of Materials (ASTM) Standard ASTM A-313: 
Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Spring Wire . 
 International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard IEC 410-1973: Sampling 
Plans and Procedures for Inspection by Attributes . 
 International Organization for Standa rdization (ISO) Standard ISO 2859-0-1995: 
Sampling Procedures for Inspection by Attri butes – Part 0: Introduction to the ISO 2859 
Attribute Sampling System . 
 ISO 2859-1-1989: Sampling Procedures for Inspection by Attributes – Part 1: 
Sampling Schemes Indexed by Acceptable Qua lity Level (AQL) for Lot-by-Lot Inspection . 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Date of publication in the Official Journal, La 
Gaceta. 
To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses,  if available, of the other body: 
Centro de Información de Obst áculos Técnicos al Comercio 
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio – MEIC Apartado Postal 10216-1000, San José 
Tel.:  (+506) 235 2700, ext. 206/203 
Fax:  (+506) 297 1439 E-mail:  crotc@meic.go.cr Web site: www.reglatec.go.cr