G/TBT/N/CRI/184  
28 January 2019  
(19-0442) 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)  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 -1479 
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:  
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) : 
ICS 29.120  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : RTCR 497 : 2018 
Materiales Eléctricos . Tableros y disyuntores termomagnéticos, interruptores de uso 
general, tomacorrientes, enchufes y conectores de cordón, para ser usados con tensiones 
hasta de 1000 v. especificaciones  (Costa Rican Technical Re gulation (RTCR) 
No. 497:2018 : Electrical Accessories . Panel boards and thermal -magnetic circuit 
breakers, general -use switches, sockets, plugs and cord connectors for use up to 1000 V ; 
specifications). (21 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The purpose of the notified regulation is to establish safety 
requirements to prevent safety hazards for people and their property, subject to proper 
installation and use . It applies to the use of panel boards and thermal -magnetic circuit 
breakers, general -use switches, sockets, plugs and cord connectors, for use up to 1000  V, 
in electrical installations in residential, commercial and hospital structures.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of hum an life.  G/TBT/N/CRI/184  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
1. Decreto Ejecutivo N° 36463 -MEIC del 26 de noviembre de 2010 . RTCR 443:2010 
Metrología . Unidades de Medidas Sistema Internacional (SI) . 
2. Decreto Ejecutivo N° 36979 -MEIC del 13 de diciembre de 2011 y sus reformas . 
RTCR 458:2011 Reglamento de Oficialización del Código Eléctrico de Costa Rica 
para la Seguridad de la Vida y de la Propiedad . 
3. Decreto Ejecutivo N° 37662 -MEIC-H-MICIT del 26 de abril de 2013 . Procedimiento 
para la Demostración de la Evaluación de la Conformidad  de los Reglamentos 
Técnicos . 
9. Proposed date of adoption : Upon publication in the Official Journal La Gaceta.  
Proposed date of entry into force : Six months after publication in the Official Journal  
La Gaceta . 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of notification  
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 Comercio  (TBT Centre)  
Website: http://www.reglatec.go.cr/  
WTO Contact Point: crotc@meic.go.cr /msolera@meic.go.cr  
San José, Costa Rica  
Apartado Postal 10216 -1000 
Tel.: (+506) 2549 -1479 
Fax: (+506) 2291 -2015 
Full text available at:  
http://www.reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/principal.jsp  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/CRI/19_0433_00_s.pdf