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Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 440:2010: Regulations on the registration and control of biological medicines (27 pages, in Spanish)
Costa Rica issued an addendum on 10 April 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/CRI/118. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 17 June 2011. The comment period closed on 16 August 2011.
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ICS code 11.120.01
The comment period closed on 16 August 2011. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/CRI/118/Add.4; it can take them up with Costa Rica.
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Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 440: 2010. Regulations on the registration and control of biological medicines
Amendments to paragraphs 4, 5 (subparagraph 5.11(b)), 8, 9 (subparagraph 9.4.2), and 10 (subparagraphs 10.1, 10.3 and 10.4) of Article 1 of Executive Decree No. 37006-S of 15 November 2011 'RTCR 440: 2010. Regulations on the registration and control of biological medicines', published in Official Journal, La Gaceta, No. 59 of 22 March 2012.__________
Establece los requisitos y trámites necesarios para la inscripción y control de medicamentos biológicos de uso humano y aplica a todos a los productos de este tipo producidos dentro del territorio nacional y a los importados.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/CRI/118/Add.4
Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 440: 2010. Regulations on the registration and control of biological medicines
Amendments to paragraphs 4, 5 (subparagraph 5.11(b)), 8, 9 (subparagraph 9.4.2), and 10 (subparagraphs 10.1, 10.3 and 10.4) of Article 1 of Executive Decree No. 37006-S of 15 November 2011 'RTCR 440: 2010. Regulations on the registration and control of biological medicines', published in Official Journal, La Gaceta, No. 59 of 22 March 2012.__________
AddendumG/TBT/N/CRI/118/Add.3
Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 440: 2010. Regulations on the registration and control of biological medicines
Amendments to Annex A of Executive Decree No. 37006-S of 15 November 2011 'RTCR 440: 2010. Regulations on the registration and control of biological medicines', published in Official Journal, La Gaceta, No. 59 of 22 March 2012.__________
AddendumG/TBT/N/CRI/118/Add.2
Draft Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 11.03.59:11 Pharmaceutical products. Medicines for human use. Sanitary registration requirements On 13 July 2011, the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica notified in document G/TBT/N/CRI/118, draft Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 11.03.59:11 Pharmaceutical products. Medicines for human use. Sanitary registration requirements, with the aim of establishing the conditions and requirements for the registration of medicines
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/CRI/118
Comment deadline: Closed on 16 August 2011
Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 440:2010: Regulations on the registration and control of biological medicines (27 pages, in Spanish)
Establece los requisitos y trámites necesarios para la inscripción y control de medicamentos biológicos de uso humano y aplica a todos a los productos de este tipo producidos dentro del territorio nacional y a los importados.
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