WTO notification · TBT
Costa RicaProposed measure, not in force yet
Regulation on official control and conformity assessment of medicines
Reglamento de control oficial y evaluación de la conformidad de medicamentos
Costa Rica notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 16 July 2026. The comment period closed on 14 September 2026.
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CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT OF MEDICINES
EVALUACIÓN DE LA CONFORMIDAD DE MEDICAMENTOS
The comment period closed on 14 September 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/CRI/211; it can take them up with Costa Rica.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)The notified regulations establish the official control measures, procedures and mechanisms applied by the Ministry of Health, coordinated through the Directorate for the regulation of health-related products and products posing a health risk, to assess the conformity of medicaments and their inputs, prior to and during marketing, G/TBT/N/CRI/211- 2 - based on the approved specifications in the health register or as set out in the official pharmacopoeias.
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