G/TBT/N/CRI/163  
30 November 2016  
(16-6565) 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, 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 Comer cio, 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.regl atec.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) : 71.100.01  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : RTCR 481 : 2015 
Productos Químicos . Productos Químicos Peligrosos . Etiquetado  (Costa Rican Technical 
Regulation No. 481:2015 : Chemicals . Hazardous chemicals . Labelling) (13 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Regulation establishes the labelling requirements for 
hazardous chemicals, in accordance with the criteria of the hazard classification system 
established in the most recent version of the Globally Harmonized System of  Classification 
and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human life.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 8.1 Decreto Ejecutivo N° 19797 -S. Prohibición de Algunos Gases Propel entes, 
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. G/TBT/N/CRI/163  
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   8.2 Decreto Ejecutivo N° 21060 -MEIC-S. Hipoclorito de Sodio  (Executive Decr ee No. 
21060 -MEIC-S, Sodium hypochlorite) , published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 48 
of 9 March 1 992. 
 8.3 Decreto Ejecutivo N° 24334 -S. Límites de Uso de Plomo y Mercurio en Pinturas 
de uso Doméstico  (Executive Decree No. 24334 -S, Limits on the use of  lead and 
mercury in household paints), published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 114 of 
14 June 1 995. 
 8.4 Decreto Ejecutivo N° 25056 -S-MEIC-MINAE . Reglamento para el uso Controlado 
del Asbestos y Productos que lo contengan  (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. 
 8.5 Decreto Ejecutivo N° 25352 -S. Productos Inhalantes  (Executive Decree 
No. 25352 -S, Inhalant pro ducts), published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 143 of 
29 July 1 996. 
 8.6 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 Offi cial Journal La Gaceta  No. 129 of 7 July 1 997. 
 8.7 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 materials), published in Off icial Journal La Gaceta  
No. 27502 -S of 1 7 December 1 998. 
 8.8 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 
11 January 1 999. 
 8.9 Decreto Ejecutivo N° 28930 -S. Reglamento para el Manejo de Productos 
Peligrosos  (Executive Decree No. 28930 -S, Regulations on the handling of hazardous 
substances) , published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 184 of 2 6 September 2 000. 
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 : 60 days from the date of notification.  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Centro de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  (TBT Enquiry Point)  
San J osé, 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  
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