G/TBT/N/CRI/137  
 
25 February  2013 
(13-1010) 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:   
Name and address (including tel ephone and fax numbers and e -mail and 
website addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle 
comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comerc io, MEIC  (Ministry of the Economy, Industry 
and Trade)  
Apartado Postal 10216 -1000  
Tel.: (+506) 2291 -2115, Ext 206  
Fax: (+506) 2291 -2015  
E-mail: 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:  
TRANSPARENC Y. Costa Rica adopted the Japanese -Brazilian open digital 
television  standard known as “ISDB -Tb” ( International System for Digital 
Broadcast  - Terrestrial, Brazilian version) pursuant  to Executive Decree 
(Decreto  Ejecutivo ) No. 36009 -MP-MINAET of 29 April 2010, which states that television 
receivers must comply with the parameters established therein.  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code : 33.160.01  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  
RTCR  456:2011 , Receptores y Antenas de Televisión. Caracterís ticas técnicas básicas 
aplicables para el estándar ISDB -Tb en Costa Rica  (Costa Rican Technical 
Regulation  (RTCR) No.  456:2011: Television receivers and aerials. Basic technical 
characteristics applicable in the context  of the implementation of the ISDB -Tb standard  
in Costa Rica)  (33 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Regulation establishes the technical 
requirements for t elevision receivers in order to  guarantee users that such  receivers will 
function properly following the adoption of the ISDB-Tb standard in Costa Rica.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  - G/TBT/N/CRI/137  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
- Executive Decree of the Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade 
No. 36463‑MEIC, Cost a Rican Technical R egulation (RTCR) No. 443:2010: Metrology. 
Measurement units. International System (SI)  (Decreto Ejecutivo Nº 36463 -MEIC, 
RTCR 443:2010 : Metrología. Unidades de Medida. Sistema Internacional (SI) ); 
- Brazilian Technical Standard ABNT NBR  15604:2007 of the Brazilian Technical 
Standards Association ( Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas , ABNT ): 
"Digital terrestrial television - Receivers " (Televisão digital terrestre – Receptores ) 
of 30 November 2007, effective as of 1 December 2007 . 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal 
La Gaceta . 
Six months after publication in the 
Official  Journal . 
10. Final date for comments:  Not applicable . 
11. Texts available from:  National en quiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e -mail and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
Centro de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio OTC  
San José, Costa Rica  
Tel.: (+506) 2291 -2115, E xt. 206  
Fax: (+506) 2291 -2015 
E-mail: crotc@meic.go.cr   
Website : http://www.reglatec.go.cr  
Full text available at:  
http://www.meic.go.cr/r eglatec/consulta/rtcr456receptores.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/tbt/CRI/13_0753_00_s.pdf