WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/CRI/10
23June1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2572)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: COSTA RICA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture andLivestock
Directorate-General ofAgricultural Protection
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): 07,0701, 0703,
0704, 0705, 0706, 0707, 0708, 0709, 0710, 0711, 0712, 0713, 0714, 08,0801, 0802,
0803, 0804, 0805, 0806, 0807, 0808, 0809, 0810, 0811, 0812, 0813, 0814, 09,0901,
0902, 0903, 0904, 0905, 0906, 0907, 0908, 0910, 10,11,1101, 1102, 1103, 1104,
1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 12,1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208, 1209,
1211, 1212, 1213, 1214, 1507, 1508, 1509, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513, 1514, 1515,
1516, 1517, 1518, 1519, 1801, 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806. 19,1901, 1903, 1904,
20,2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 21,2101, 2103, 2302,
2303, 2304, 2305, 2306, 2307, 2308.
4. Title and number ofpages ofthenotified document: Technical Regulations. RTCR
318:1997. Laboratory fortheAnalysis ofResidues ofChemical andBiological
Substances Used inAgriculture forHuman andAnimal Consumption Regulations
(10pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Establish thetechnical andlegalframework regulating everything
todowith theanalysis ofresidues inplants andtheenvironment ofchemical and
biological substances usedinagriculture forhuman andanimal consumption. Applicable
totheagricultural sector ingeneral, theagricultural chemical andbiological substance
industry andthepublic ingeneral.
6. Objective andrationale: Toensure safety andtheprotection ofhuman andanimal health
andprevent environmental pollution.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable:
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9. Proposed date ofadoption: Notspecified
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Notspecified
11. Final date forcomments: 60days
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
Ministry ofAgriculture andLivestock
Directorate ofAgricultural Protection
Agricultural Inputs Department
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
Ministry ofAgriculture andLivestock
Directorate ofAgricultural Protection
Centre forInformation onPlant andAnimal Health forTrade
Tel.: (506) 260-6190; Fax: (506) 260-8291
E-mail: protagro@sol.racsa.co.cr
Apartado Postal: 10094-1000 SanJosé, Costa Rica