G/TBT/N/CRI/151  
19 August 2015  
(15-4202)  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 governme nt 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 telephon e 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 (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 [X], 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): 91.100 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: RTCR 476:2015 
Materiales de la Construcción. Cementos Hidráulicos. Procedimiento de Evaluación de la Conformidad (Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 476:2015: Construction 
material. Hydraulic cement. Conformity assessment procedure) (14 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the conformity 
assessment procedure for verifying and controlling the quality of hydraulic cement 
regulated by Executive Decree of the Ministry  of the Economy, Industry and Trade No. 
32253-MEIC, Costa Rican Technical Regulation  (RTCR) No. 383:2004: Hydraulic cement. 
Specifications and the revised versions thereof. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human life and health G/TBT/N/CRI/151 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
1. Decreto Ejecutivo N° 32253-MEIC, Reglamento Técnico RTCR 383:2004 Cementos 
Hidráulicos, Especificaciones  (Executive Decree of the Ministry of the Economy, 
Industry and Trade No. 32253-MEIC, Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 383:2004: Hydraulic cement. Specifications), published in Official Journal La 
Gaceta  No. 49 on 10 March 2005, and the revised versions thereof; 
2. Decreto Ejecutivo N° 36463-MEIC, Reglamento Técnico RTCR 443:2010. 
Metrología. Unidades de Medida. Sistema Internacional (SI)  (Executive Decree of 
the Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade No. 36463-MEIC, Costa Rican 
Technical Regulation No. 443:2010: Metrology. Measurement units. International 
System (SI)), published in the Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 56 of 21 March 2011; 
3. Decreto Ejecutivo N° 38849-MEIC, Procedimiento para Demostrar la Equivalencia 
con un Reglamento Técnico de Costa Rica (RTCR)  (Executive Decree No. 38849-
MEIC, Procedure for the demonstration of equivalence with a Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR)), published in the Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 43 of 3 March 
2015; 
4. ISO/IEC 17025; and 
5. ISO/IEC 17065. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: Upon publication in Official Journal La Gaceta  
Proposed date of entry into force: 20 October 2015  
10. Final date for comments: 10 September 2015 
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:  
TBT Enquiry Point 
San José, 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://www.reglatec.go.cr/r eglatec/principal.jsp  
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