COSTA RICA: TECHNICAL REGULATION RTCR 317:1997. BIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES. LABELLING. The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.281. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: COSTA RICA. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Directorate-General of Agricultural Protection. Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above. 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): 1302, 1302192000, 3808, 38081000, 3808100010, 3808100090, 38082000, 3808200010, 3808200090, 3808300000, 38089090. 3808909010, 3808909090. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Technical Regulation RTCR 320:1997. Biological and Biochemical Agricultural Pesticides. Labelling. (12 pages). 6. Description of content: Intended to establish the minimum requirements that must be satisfied for registration purposes by labels used in Costa Rica for biological and organic agricultural pesticides sold domestically for use in the agricultural sector. 7. Objective and rationale: To prevent the consumer being misled by a label which is false, ambiguous or deceptive or likely in some way to create an erroneous impression with respect to some aspect of its nature. 8. Relevant documents: Technical Regulation, RTCR 320:1997. Biological and biochemical agricultural pesticides. Labelling. In Spanish, will be published in the Official Journal "La Gaceta", on a date to be determined. 9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined; Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined. 10. Final date for comments: 60 days. Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Directorate of Agricultural Protection, Department of Agricultural Inputs. 11. Texts available from: National enquiry point or Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Directorate of Agricultural Protection, Centre for Information onPlant and Animal Health for Trade, P.O. Box 10094-1000, San Jose

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