WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.496
7 October 1999
(99-4195)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   COSTA RICA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of the Environment and Energy
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:
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):   8536.50.70.00, 8539.31,
9405.10.00.10
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Regulations for
Fluorescent Lamps (Tubes and Ballasts), 4 pages
6. Description of content:   These Regulations govern the energy efficiency of straight-tube
and U-shaped fluorescent lamps and their ballasts as well as circular and compact
fluorescent lamps with incorporated ballast or with a separate adaptor and replacement
tubes, and are intended to enhance the efficient use of energy.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer and environmental protection
8. Relevant documents:   Decree No. 25584 MINAE-H-MP, published in La Gaceta (Official
Journal of 8 November 1996. Regulations to the Law on the Rational Use of EnergyNo. 7447. Decree No. 23355 MEIC, published in La Gaceta  of 15 June 1994.
NCR 26:  1994.  Metrology.  International System of Units (SI)
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }30 days after publication of the TechnicalRegulations in La Gaceta
10. Final date for comments:   60 days after the date of publication of the corresponding notice
in La Gaceta.
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [   ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:   Sectoral Directorate for Energy, MINAE, de Casa Matute
Gómez 100 m este y 50 norte, Edifico MINAE, 5° piso