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Notifying Member: COSTA RICA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio, MEIC (Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade)

Departamento de Reglamentación Técnica (Technical Regulation Department)

Tel.: (+506) 2549-1479

Fax: (+506) 2291-2015

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

Información de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio (TBT Enquiry Point)

Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio, MEIC (Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade)

Apartado Postal 10216-1000

Tel.: (+506) 2549-1479

Fax: (+506) 2291-2015

Email: crotc@meic.go.cr

Website: http://www.reglatec.go.cr/

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other: Transparency

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): 67.180

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Reglamento técnico nacional para la fortificación con vitamina A del azúcar blanco de plantación para el consumo directo y sus reformas (National Technical Regulation on the fortification with vitamin A of plantation white sugar for direct consumption, and amendments thereto) (5 pages, in Spanish)

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Description of content: The notified Technical Regulation applies to refined and plantation white sugar intended for direct human consumption in Costa Rica, whether domestically produced, imported or donated.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human life

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Relevant documents: -

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Proposed date of adoption: 5 June 1998

Proposed date of entry into force: 29 November 2015 (a period of six months has been allowed for changes to be made to the labelling of the product)

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Final date for comments: -

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

TBT Enquiry Point

San José, Costa Rica

Apartado Postal 10216-1000

Tel.: (+506) 2549-1479

Fax: (+506) 2291-2015

Email: crotc@meic.go.cr

Website: http://reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/principal.jsp

Full text available online at: http://reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/principal.jsp

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/CRI/15_2562_00_s.pdf