WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/CRI/3
10March 1998
ORGANIZATION(98-0960)
Committee onAgriculture Original: Spanish
NOTIFICATION
On24February 1998, thefollowing notification concerning imports subject totariff quotas
(Table MA:2) fortheyears 1995 and1996 wasreceived fromthePermanent Mission ofCosta Rica.
Thiswasaccompanied byaprovisional notification for1997.
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Iwishtoinform youthatcertain tariff headings were notincluded inTable MA:2 because
thequotas havenotbeenopened. They aresubject onlytotheordinary import tariff atalevelequal
toorlower thanthetariff level established intheCosta Rican Schedule forimports within the
corresponding quota.G/AG/N/CRI/3
Page2Table MA:2 MARKET ACCESS: COSTA RICA
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995
Listsrelating totariff andother quota commitments
Description ofproducts Tariff itemnumber(s) encompassed inproduct
descriptionTariff quota quantity forperiod inquestion
Metric tonsIn-quota imports during period
Metric tons
(from Section I-BofPartIoftheSchedule ) (from Section I-BofPartIoftheSchedule)(derived from Section I-BofPartIofthe
Schedule)
1 2 3 4
Poultry andpoultry products; pieces andoffalof
poultry0207.39.00
0207.41.00770 0
Milk andcream, notconcentrated norcontaining
added sugar orother sweetening matter0401 243 0
Milk andcream, concentrated orcontaining added
sugar orother sweetening matter0402 240.9 0
Buttermilk, curdled milkandcream, fermented or
acidified, whether ornotconcentrated orcontaining
added sugar orother sweetening matter or
flavoured orcontaining added fruit, nutsorcocoa0403 30 0
Butter andother fatsandoilsderived from milk 0405 27 27
Cheese andcurd(excluding headings forcheddar-
typecheese, dehydrated, green- orblue-veined and
other cheese)0406 225 0
Ice-cream 2105 435 49.5
Other prepared orpreserved meat andoffalof
poultry ofheading 01051602.10.20
1602.39.0090 0G/AG/N/CRI/3
Page3Table MA:2 MARKET ACCESS: COSTA RICA
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996
Listsrelating totariff andother quota commitments
Description ofproducts Tariff itemnumber(s) encompassed inproduct
descriptionTariff quota quantity forperiod in
question
Metric tonsIn-quota imports during period
Metric tons
(from Section I-BofPartIoftheSchedule ) (from Section I-BofPartIoftheSchedule)(derived from Section I-BofPartI
oftheSchedule)
1 2 3 4
Poultry andpoultry products; pieces andoffalof
poultry0207.39.00 828 0
Milk andcream, notconcentrated norcontaining
added sugar orother sweetening matter (liquid
milk)0401 261 0
Milk andcream, concentrated orcontaining added
sugar orother sweetening matter (powdered milk)0402 252 74.4
Buttermilk, curdled milkandcream, fermented or
acidified, whether ornotconcentrated orcontaining
added sugar orother sweetening matter or
flavoured orcontaining added fruit, nutsorcocoa0403 32 0
Butter andother fatsandoilsderived from milk,
dairy spreads0405 29 0
Cheese andcurd 0406 242 26
Ice-cream, whether ornotcontaining cocoa 2105 467 0
Sausage andsimilar products ofpoultry ofheading
01051601.00.20 97 0
Homogenized prepared orpreserved meat andoffal
ofpoultry ofheading 01051602.10.20
Other (prepared orpreserved products offowls of
thespecies Gallus domesticus)1602.32.00G/AG/N/CRI/3
Page4Table MA:2 MARKET ACCESS: COSTA RICA
REPORTING PERIOD: 1997*
Listsrelating totariff andother quota commitments
Description ofproducts Tariff itemnumber(s) encompassed inproduct
descriptionTariff quota quantity forperiod inquestion
Metric tonsIn-quota imports during period
Metric tons
(from Section I-BofPartIoftheSchedule ) (from Section I-BofPartIoftheSchedule)(derived from Section I-BofPartIofthe
Schedule)
1 2 3 4
Poultry andpoultry products; pieces andoffalof
poultry0207.39.00 885327.6
Milk andcream, notconcentrated norcontaining added
sugar orother sweetening matter (liquid milk)0401 2790
Milk andcream, concentrated orcontaining added
sugar orother sweetening matter (powdered milk)0402 2646.5
Buttermilk, curdled milkandcream, fermented or
acidified, whether ornotconcentrated orcontaining
added sugar orother sweetening matter orflavoured or
containing added fruit, nutsorcocoa0403 35
0
Butter andother fatsandoilsderived from milk, dairy
spreads0405 310
Cheese andcurd 0406 259 4.5
Ice-cream, whether ornotcontaining cocoa 2105 500 0
Sausages andsimilar products ofpoultry ofheading
01051601.00.20 1040
Homogenized prepared orpreserved meat andoffalof
poultry ofheading 01051602.10.20
Other (prepared orpreserved products offowls ofthe
species Gallus domesticus)1602.32.00
*Data uptoOctober 1997.
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