. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/20 
7 December 2004 
 (04-5371) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:   Spanish 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circulat ed 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:    
Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade (MEIC) 
Technical Regulation Body 
Tel.:  (506) 235-2700, ext. 206/203  and (506) 297-1439 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site 
addresses, if available) of agency or auth ority 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.  ICS 
numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Lubricating Oils for Petrol or 
Diesel Engines  (HS tariff heading 2710). 
5. Title, number of pages and la nguage(s) of the notified document:  
 Technical Regulation RTCA 75.01.15:04: Lubricating Oils for Petrol or Diesel 
Engines. Specifications  (14 pages, in Spanish). 
6. 
 
  
 
 
  Description of content:   This Technical Regulation establishes the minimum quality 
specifications to be met by and commercial info rmation to be provided for all lubricating oils 
for petrol or diesel motor vehicle engines marketed in bulk or in individual containers in Costa 
Rica and the Central American region, together  with verification methods for determining the 
accuracy of such information.
 
  With the exception of oils that fall under American Petroleum Institute (API) 
classifications SA, SB, SC and SD (see Table 1) and CA, CB and CC (see Table 2), this 
Regulation applies to all lubricating oils for pe trol or diesel engines, since classifications 
subsequent to the above are in line with engine  manufacturers' recommendations and are used 
for most of the vehicle stock in Costa Rica and Central America.  G/TBT/N/CRI/20 
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 Description of content:   (cont'd) 
Lubricating oils with the classifications AP I SA, SB, SC, SD and API CA, CB and CC may be 
used for other purposes. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 Quality specifications, prevention of pr actices likely to mislead or deceive the 
consumer, national security and environmental protection. 
8. Relevant documents:    
American Petroleum Institute Standard API 1509 - 1995: Engine Oil Licensing and 
Certification System ; 
Society of Automotive Engineers Standard SAE J183-1991: Engine Oil Performance and 
Engine Service Classification (Other than "Energy Conserving" ); 
SAE J300-1992:  Ground Vehicle Standard; International Electrotechnical Commission Standard IEC 410-1973: Sampling Plans and 
Procedures for Inspection by Attributes ;  
International Organization for Standardization Standard ISO 2859-0-1995: Sampling 
Procedures for Inspection by Attributes - 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 Acceptance Quality Limit (AQL) for Lot-by-Lot Inspection ; 
ISO 3951-1989: Sampling Procedures and Charts for Inspection by Variables for Percent 
Nonconforming . 
9. Proposed date of adoption:    To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon publication in the Official Journal La Gaceta . 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from th e date of notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site addres ses, 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