G/TBT/N/CRI/149  
 
25 June 2015  
(15-3286)  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 , 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 telephone and fax numbers and email 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 Comercio , MEIC (Ministry of the Economy, Industry 
and Trade) 
Apartado Postal 10216-1000 
San José, Costa Rica 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  International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) code 29.060.01 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   RTCR 475:2015, 
Productos eléctricos. Conductores y extensiones eléctricas. Especificaciones (Costa Rican 
Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 475:2015: Electrical products. Electrical conductors and 
extension cords. Specifications) (33 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Regulation seeks to establish the technical 
specifications and marking and labelling requirements to be met by conductors for use in 
electrical installations in all types of constructions and by temporary extension cords used in national territory, with a view to preventing  or minimizing risks to human life and safety 
and property. The Standard applies to domest ically manufactured and imported products 
marketed in Costa Rica.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   Protection of human life G/TBT/N/CRI/149 
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  8. Relevant documents:  The relevant documents are listed in Annex A " Familias de 
materiales eléctricos específicos " (Families of specific electrical equipment) to the notified 
draft text. This Technical Regulation does not correspond to any technical standard in 
particular given that it covers a number of products; the technical requirements applicable to these products are, however, set out in at least one of the standards listed in Annex A.  
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:   60 days as of 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 
Apartado postal 10216-1000 San José, Costa Rica Tel.: (+506) 2549-1479 
Fax: (+506) 2291-2015 
Website: http://www.reglatec.go.cr  
Email: crotc@meic.go.cr  
Full text available at:  
http://www.reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/ DescargaAdjunto?name=CablesOMC.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/CRI/15_2452_00_s.pdf