G/TBT/N/CRI/152  
5 November 2015  
(15-5867)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio , MEIC (Ministry of the Economy, Industry 
and Trade) Departamento de Reglamentación Técnica  (Technical Regulation Department) 
Tel.: (+506) 2549-1479 
Fax: (+506) 2291-2015 
Name and address (including telephon e 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:  
Información de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  (TBT Enquiry Point) 
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio, MEIC 
Apartado Postal 10216-1000 
Tel.: (+506) 2549-1479 Fax: (+506) 2291 2015 Email: crotc@meic.go.cr  
Website: http://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): 17.080 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: RTCR 477:2015. 
Metrología. Instrumentos para la Medición de la Velocidad de Vehículos Automotores en 
Carretera. Cinemómetros de Tipo Doppler y Láser  (Costa Rican Technical Regulation 
(RTCR) No. 477:2015: Metrology. Instruments for measuring the speed of motor vehicles 
on the road. Doppler and laser speed measurement devices) (25 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: This Regulation establishes the technical and metrological 
requirements for Doppler and laser speed measurement devices that are used to control 
the speed limits established for certain activities.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human life and health. G/TBT/N/CRI/152 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 The Regulation is partly consistent with Recommendation R091, "Radar equipment 
for the measurement of the speed of ve hicles", issued by the International 
Organization of Legal Metrology. 
 Decreto Ejecutivo N° 36463-MEIC, Reglamento Técnico de Costa Rica 
Nº 36463MEIC, RTCR 443:2010 Metrología. Unidades de Medida Sistema 
Internacional (SI)  (Executive Decree No. 36463-MEIC, Costa Rican Technical 
Regulation No. 36463-MEIC, RTCR 443:2010: Metrology. Measurement units. International system (SI)), published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 56 of 
21 March 2011. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: Upon publication in Official Journal La Gaceta . 
Proposed date of entry into force: Six months after publication in Official Journal La 
Gaceta . 
10. Final date for comments: 30 days from the date of notification. 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Centro de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio 
San José, Costa Rica 
Apartado postal 10216-1000 Tel.: (+506) 2549-1479 Fax: (+506) 2291-2015 
Email: crotc@meic.go.cr  
Website: http://www.reglatec.go.cr/  
Full text available online at: http://reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/principal.jsp