WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.278
2July1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2691)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: COSTA RICA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture andLivestock
Directorate-General ofAgricultural Protection
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): 2503, 2503100000, 2509,
2509000010, 2509000090, 2510, 2510100000, 250200000, 2518, 2518100000,
2518200000, 2518300000, 2519, 2519100000, 2521, 2521000010, 2528, 2528100000,
2814, 2814100000, 2814200000, 2834, 28342, 2834210000, 31,3101, 31010000, 3102,
3103, 3104, 3105, 3823906000
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Technical Regulation
RTCR 317:1997. Fertilizers, Technical Materials andRelated Substances. Labelling
(11pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Establishes theminimum requirements thatmust besatisfied for
registration purposes bythelabels tobeusedinCosta Ricaforformulated fertilizers,
technical materials andrelated substances solddomestically foruseintheagricultural
sector.
7. Objective andrationale: Toprevent theconsumer being misled byalabel which is
false, ambiguous ordeceptive orlikely insome waytocreate anerroneous impression
withrespect tosome aspect ofitsnature.
8. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation doesnotexist[X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
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9. Relevant documents: Technical Regulation RTCR 317:1997. Fertilizers, Technical
Materials andRelated Substances. Labelling, inSpanish, tobepublished intheOfficial
Journal "LaGaceta" onadatetobedetermined.
Thefollowing document wastaken intoaccount inpreparing thisTechnical Regulation:
(8.1) Quality characteristics ofsoilacidity regulators, 1990. Sugar Cane Research and
Extension Directorate (DIECA), Ing. Marco A.Chaves Solera M.Sc.,
SanJosé, C.R. (Spanish)
10. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Tobedetermined
11. Final dateforcomments: 60days
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
Ministry ofAgriculture andLivestock
Directorate ofAgricultural Protection
Department ofAgricultural Inputs
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
Ministry ofAgriculture andLivestock
Directorate ofAgricultural Protection
Centre forInformation onPlant andAnimal Health forTrade
P.O.Box10094-1000
SanJosé, Costa Rica
Tel: (506) 260-6190
Fax: (506) 260-8291
E-mail: protagro@sol.racsa.co.cr