G/TBT/N/CRI/192  
27 October  2021 
(21-8115) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : COSTA RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of the Economy, Industry and 
Trade)  
Dirección de Calidad  (Quality Directorate)  
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:  
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio (Ministry of the Economy, Industry and 
Trade)  
Centro de Información de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comerc io (TBT Enquiry Point)  
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio , MEIC (Ministry of the Economy, Industry 
and Trade)  
Apartado Postal 10216 -1000 
Tel.:  + (506) 2549 -1400, Ext. 506  
Email:  crotc@meic.go.cr  - msolera@meic.go.cr  
Website: https://www.reglatec.go.cr  
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) : 
Ventilators . Fans. Air conditioners ( ICS 23 .120)  
5. Title, number of pages and languag e(s) of the notified document : RTCA 
23.01.80:21 Productos Eléctricos . Acondicionadores de aire tipo dividido, descarga libre 
y sin ductos de aire . Especificaciones de eficiencia energética (Central American Technical 
Regulation (RTCA) No. 23.01.80:21 : Electrical products . Split-type, free -flow, ductless air 
conditioners . Energy efficiency specifications) (14 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Regulation seeks to establish the minimum 
seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER), test methods, conformity assessment procedure 
and labelling requirements for split -type, free -flow, ductless air conditioners (known as 
mini-split and multi -split air conditioners), whether simple cycle (only cold) or reverse 
cycle (heat pump) which are manufac tured, imported or marketed in the States parties.  
The Regulation applies to split -type, free -flow, ductless air conditioners (known as mini -
split and multi -split air conditioners), whether simple cycle (only cold) or reverse cycle 
(heat pump), with air -cooled condensers, powered by electricity, with nominal cooling 
capacities of up to 19,050W (65,000 BTU), which operate by mechanical compression.  
It applies only to systems marketed in the States parties that use one or more simple 
refrigeration circuits an d that have an evaporator and a condenser.  G/TBT/N/CRI/192  
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  The following devices are excluded from the scope of this Technical Regulation:  
(a) Water -source heat pumps  
(b) Units designed for use with additional ducting  
(c) Mobile units (not window -type) with a condenser ex haust duct  
(d) Units with variable speed or variable frequency compressor (inverters and equipment 
with different stages of cooling capacity) and/or variable refrigerant flow  
(e) Units with a variable frequency compressor and/or variable refrigerant flow, known 
as inverters  
(f) Air conditioners with two -speed compressors  
(g) Units designed for use with additional ducting  
(h) Units with a variable frequency compressor and/or variable refrigerant flow, known 
as Inverters  
(i) Air conditioners with two -speed co mpressors  
(j) Household goods  
(k) Samples of no commercial value, depending on each State party's procedure  
Note 1 : Items (j) and (k) do not apply to Honduras.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information and protection ; Other 
8. Relevant documents:  
1. ANSI/ASH RAE 37 -2009: Methods of Testing for Rating Electrically Driven 
Unitary Air -Conditioning and Heat Pump Equipment . American Society of 
Heating, Refrigerating, and Air -Conditioning Engineers  
2. ARI 210 -240-2017: Performance Rating of Unitary Air -Conditioning & Air -Source 
Heat Pump Equipment (current version)  
3. NOM-023-ENER -2018, eficiencia energética en acondicionadores de aire tipo 
dividido, descarga libre y sin conductos de  aire. Límites, método de prueba y 
etiquetado.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio (MEIC)  
Apartado Postal 10216 -1000 
Tel.:  + (506) 2549 -1400, Ext. 506  
Email:  crotc@meic.go.cr  - msolera@meic.go.cr  
Website: http://www.reglatec.go.cr  
Full text available online at: https://www.reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/principal.jsp  
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