G/TBT/N/CRI/164  
24 January 2017  
(17-0446) Page: 1/3 
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 Salud  (Ministry of Health)  
Dirección de Regulación  (Regulation Department)  
Tel.: (+506) 2257 -7821 
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:  
Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  (TBT Enquiry Point)  
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio , MEIC (Ministry of the Economy, Industry 
and Trade)  
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) : ICS 
number : 71.100.01  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : RTCR 478:2015 
Productos Químicos . Productos Químicos Peligrosos . Registro, Importación y Control  (Costa 
Rican Technical Regulation No. 478:2015 - Chemicals . Hazardous chemicals . Registration, 
importation and control) (51 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Regulation establi shes the requirements and 
procedures governing the registration, importation and control of hazardous chemicals, 
with a view to protecting public health and the environment . It also applies to chemicals 
that are potentially hazardous during the production and storage processes, when used in 
the workplace and consumed, and when present in the environment.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health.  G/TBT/N/CRI/164  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Decreto Ejecuti vo N° 19797 -S. Prohibición de Algunos Gases Propelentes, 
Clorofluorocarbonados  (Executive Decree No. 19797 -S, Ban on certain propellant 
gases, chlorofluorocarbons), published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 146 of 6 
August 1 990. 
 Decreto Ejecutivo N° 2106 0-MEIC-S. Hipoclorito de Sodio  (Executive Decree No. 
21060 -MEIC-S, Sodium hypochlorite), published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 48 
of 9 March 1 992. 
 Decreto Ejecutivo N° 24334 -S. Límites de Uso de Plomo y Mercurio en Pinturas de 
uso Doméstico  (Executiv e Decree No. 24334 -S, Limits on the use of lead and 
mercury in household paints), published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 114 of 1 4 
June 1 995. 
 Decreto Ejecutivo N° 25056 -S-MEIC-MINAE . Reglamento para el uso Controlado del 
Asbestos y Productos que lo co ntengan  (Executive Decree No. 25056 -S-MEIC-
MINAE, Regulations on the controlled use of asbestos and products containing 
asbestos), published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 72 of 1 6 April 1 996. 
 Decreto Ejecutivo N° 25352 -S. Productos Inhalantes  (Executiv e Decree No. 25352 -
S, Inhalant products), published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 143 of 2 9 July 
1996. 
 Decreto Ejecutivo N° 26118 -S. Prohibición Uso Doméstico del Dicromato de Potasio  
(Executive Decree No. 26118 -S, Ban on the domestic use of potassium dichromate), 
published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 129 of 7 July 1 997. 
 Decreto Ejecutivo N° 27502 -S. Reglamento sobre uso y Fabricación de Materiales 
Pirotécnicos  (Executive Decree No. 27502 -S, Regulations on the use and 
manufacture of pyrotechnic ma terials), published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 
27502 -S of 1 7 December 1 998. 
 Decreto Ejecutivo N° 27567 -S. Almacenamiento Producción y Venta Gases de uso 
Hospitalario  (Executive Decree No. 27567 -S, Storage, production and sale of gas for 
hospital use ), published in Insert No. 1-A of Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 6 of 1 1 
January 1 999. 
 Decreto Ejecutivo N° 28930 -S. Reglamento para el Manejo de Productos Peligrosos  
(Executive Decree No. 28930 -S, Regulations on the handling of hazardous 
substances), publ ished in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 184 of 2 6 September 2 000. 
 Decreto Ejecutivo No. 37988 -S, Reglamento para el funcionamiento y la utilización 
del portal "Regístrelo"  (Executive Decree No. 37988 -S, Regulations on the operation 
and use of the " Regístre lo" portal), published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 203 of 
22 October 2 013. 
 Decreto Ejecutivo N° 39414 -MEIC-S. Materiales de Construcción . Cementos 
Hidráulicos . Especificaciones  (Executive Decree No. 39414 -MEIC-S, Construction 
materials . Hydraulic cem ent. Specifications), published in Official Journal  La Gaceta  
No. 1, Insert No. 1, of 4 January 2 016. 
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 : 25 March 2 017 G/TBT/N/CRI/164  
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  11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Centro de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comer cio (TBT Enquiry Point)  
Website: http://www.reglatec.go.cr/  
Email: crotc@meic.go.cr  
San José, Costa Rica  
Apartado Postal 10216 -1000 
Tel.: (+506) 2549 -1479 
Fax: (+506) 2291 -2015 
Full text available online at: http://reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/principal.jsp  
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