WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.280
2July1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2695)
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): 1302, 1302192000, 3808,
38081000, 3808100010, 3808100090, 38082000, 3808200010, 3808200090,
3808300000, 38089090, 3808909010, 3808909090
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Technical Regulation
RTCR 319:1997. Biological andBiochemical Agricultural Pesticides. Registration
(6pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Toestablish theOfficial Register ofBiological andBiochemical
Agricultural Pesticides.
Describes theofficial procedure forregistering, sampling, labelling,
manufacturing, formulating, repacking, storing, transporting andmarketing biological
andbiochemical agricultural pesticides.
Alsoprovides information concerning theregulations governing theadvertising
ofthese products, aswellasconfiscation andprecautions inhandling anduse.
7. Objective andrationale: Toensure safety andtheprotection ofhuman andanimal health
andtoprevent environmental pollution.
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8. Relevant documents: Technical Regulation RTCR 320:1997. Biological andBiochemical
Agricultural Pesticides. Registration, inSpanish, tobepublished intheOfficial Journal
"LaGaceta" onadatetobedetermined.
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Tobedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 60days
Ministry ofAgriculture andLivestock
Directorate ofAgricultural Protection
Department ofAgricultural Inputs
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
Ministry ofAgriculture andLivestock
Directorate ofAgriculture 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