. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/194
26 April 2000
(00-1681)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Health
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):   HS 0210, 0305, 0401 to
0403, 0405 to 0409, 0701 to 0714, 0801 to 0813, 1003, 1006, 1008, 1101 to 1103, 1503 to
1517, 1601, 1602, 1604, 1605, 1704, 1902, 1904, 1905, 2001 to 2006, 2008, 2009, 2101 to
2106, 2201, 2202, 2204, 2501.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Nutritional Labelling
of Pre-Packaged Food (17 pages)
6. Description of content:   Establishes the specifications to be met by pre-packaged food
displaying nutritional value, as well as certain aspects relating to the presentation and
declaration of properties of such foods.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Health and consumer protection
8. Relevant documents:   Italy.  FAO/WHO Codex Al imentarius.  CODEX STAN 146-1985.
General Standard on Labelling of Pre-Packaged Food for Special Dietary Use (WorldStandard).  Italy 1985.  Italy.  FAO/W HO Codex Alimentarius.  CAC/GL 2 1985.
Guidelines on Nutritional Labelling.  Italy:   1991.  Italy.  FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius
CAC/gl 23-1997.  Guidelines for the Use of Nutritional Descriptors.  Italy:  1998.  Italy.
FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius.  ALINOR M 99/26.  Appendix II.  Italy:  1999.
MERCOSUR-GMC Res. N. 18/94.  Res. MsyAS N. 3 of 11.01.95.  Nutritional Labellingfor Packaged Food.  Ministry of Health.  Food Guides for Nutritional Education in Costa
Rica.  San Jose, Costa Rica.  Ministry of Health.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }30 days after publication of the technicalregulation in La Gaceta  (Official Journal).
10. Final date for comments:   60 days after publication of the corresponding notice in
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:   Oficina Nacional de Normas y Unidades de Medida, Cuidad
Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, Costa Rica.  Telephone and fax
No.:  (506) 283 51 33.  E-mail:  metrolog@cnp.go.cr