. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/CRI/130 
13 February 2012 
 (12-0818) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Notifying Member:   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) Departamento de Reglamentación Técnica  (Technical Regulation Department) 
Tel.:  (+506) 2291-2115, Ext. 206, or (+506) 2291-2015 
Name and address (including telephone  and fax numbers, 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) 2291-2115, Ext. 206 Fax:  (+506) 2291-2015 E-mail:  crotc@meic.go.cr  
Website: http://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 65.100 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 65.05.61.11, 
Requisitos para el Registro de Plaguici das Microbiológicos, de Uso Agrícola  (Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 65.05.61.11:  Requirements for the 
registration of microbiological pesticides for agricultural use) (32 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified Technical Regulation lays down the requirements for 
the registration of microbiological pesticides for agricultural use.  It applies to the 
registration of agricultural microbiological pesticides which are produced, formulated, 
packaged, repacked/repac kaged, imported, exported, distri buted and marketed in countries 
of the Central American region.  Microbiol ogical pesticides used for experimental purposes 
or produced solely for personal use are exempt from registration. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of plant health. G/TBT/N/CRI/130 
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  8. Relevant documents:   ANEXO 10, Resolución No. 118-2004 (COMIECO), Requisitos 
técnicos para el registro comercial de Plaguicidas Microbiológicos de uso agrícola  
(Annex 10 to Resolution No. 118-2004 (Council of  Ministers for Economic Integration, 
COMIECO):  Technical requirements for the commercial registration of microbiological 
pesticides for agricultural use). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
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 [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresses, if available, of the other body: 
TBT Enquiry Point 
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio, MEIC Apartado Postal 10216-1000 San José, Costa Rica Tel.: (+506) 2291-2115, Ext. 206 
Fax: (+506) 2291-2015 
E-mail: crotc@meic.go.cr  
Website: http://www.reglatec.go.cr 
 
The full text of the document is available at:  http://www.reglatec.go.cr/consulta/RTCA_65-
05-61-11_PLAGUICIDASMICROBIOLOGICOS.pdf