G/TBT/N/CRI/166  
20 April 2017  
(17-2155) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION1 
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, Industr ia 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 webs ite 
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 (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 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other : Transparency . 
While this proposal reflects the technical specifications of the regulation notified to the 
WTO in document G/TBT/N/CRI/9 on 7 December 2 004, it establishes clearer procedures 
with a view to facilitating trade . This proposal also repeals the existing regulation on this 
subject (Executive Decree No. 32253 -MEIC and amendments thereto).  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise nati onal tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : 91.100  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : RTCR 479 :2015: 
Materiales de Construcción . Cementos Hidráulicos . Especificaciones  (Costa Rican Tech nical 
Regulation No. 479:2015 : Construction materials . Hydraulic cement . Specifications) 
(13 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation establishes the parameters and 
technical characteristics to be met by hydraulic ce ment used in national territory, whether 
produced locally or imported . It also classifies the various types of cement, and lays down 
labelling requirements for bulk and packaged cement.  
                                               
1 This notification was submitted by Costa Rica in January 2016, but, due to an error by the WTO 
Secretariat, has not been circulated until now.  G/TBT/N/CRI/166  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human life and health.  
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Decreto Ejecutivo N° 28113 -S, Reglamento para el Registro de los Productos Peligrosos  
(Executive Decree No. 28113 -S, Regulations on the registration of hazardous products), 
published in Supplement No. 74 to Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 194 of 6 October 1 999. 
2. Decreto Ejecutivo N° 33371 -COMEX -MEIC, Resolución N° 168 -2006 (XLIX) , Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano (RTCA ) 01.01.11:06 : Reglamento de Contenido Neto en Pre 
empac ados (Executive Decree No. 33371 -COMEX -MEIC, Resolution No. 168-2006 (XLIX), 
Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 01.01.11:06 : Net contents of p re-
packaged p roducts), published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 194 of 1 0 October 2 006. 
3. Decreto Ejecutivo N° 36463 -MEIC, Reglamento Técnico RTCR 443:201 0: Metrología . 
Unidades de Medida . Sistema Internacional  (SI) (Executive Decree No. 36463 -MEIC, Costa 
Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 443:2010 : Metrology . Units of measurement . 
Internation al system), published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 56 of 2 1 March 2 011. 
4. Decreto Ejecutivo N° 39297 -MEIC, RTCR 476 :2015: Materiales de Construcción . 
Cementos Hidráulicos . Procedimiento de Evaluación de la Conformidad  (Executive 
Decree  No. 39297 -MEIC, RT CR No. 476:2015 : Construction materials . Hydraulic cement . 
Conformity assessment p rocedure), published in Supplement No. 96 to Official Journal La 
Gaceta  No. 223 of 1 7 November  2015.  
5. Norma INTECO INTE 06 -11-15:2015 : Cementos Hidráulicos - Especificacion es y 
Requisitos (INTECO INTE Standard No. 06-11-15:2015 : Hydraulic cement - Specifications 
and requirements).  
6. Norma INTECO INTE 06 -11-19:2015 : Cementos Hidráulicos - Términos y Definiciones  
(INTECO INTE Standard No. 06-11-19:2015 : Hydraulic cement - Terms and definitions).  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Upon publication in Official Journal La Gaceta.  
Proposed date of entry into force : Upon publication in Official Journal La Gaceta.  
10. Final date for comments : n/a 
11. Texts available from : National enq uiry 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)  
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:// www.reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/principal.jsp