. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/63 
18 July 2007 
 (07-3053) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circulat ed in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF 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, Órgano de Reglamentación Técnica  
(Ministry of the Economy, Industry an d Trade, Technical Regulation Body)  
Tel.:  +(506) 235 2700, ext. 206/203 or +(506) 297 1439 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Centro de Información de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio (TBT Enquiry Point) 
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio – MEIC Apartado Postal. 10216-1000 
Tel.: +(506) 235 2700, ext. 206/203 
Fax: +(506) 297 1439 
E-mail: crotc@meic.go.cr 
Web site: 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   ICS:   11.040 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCR 404:2007 
Metrología.  Instrumento s para la medición de la presión arterial del cuerpo humano.  
Esfigmomanómetros mecánicos no invasivos tipo aneroide, de columna de líquido manométrico y digitales  (Costa Rican Technical Regulation 404:2007  Metrology.  Devices 
for measuring human blood pressure.  Non-invasive mechanical sphygmomanometers, 
whether aneroid or with a column containing manometric fluid, and automated 
sphygmomanometers) (17 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The purpose of this Regulation is to establish the metrological 
requirements for mechanical and automated sphygmomanometers marketed in Costa Rica, 
so as to ensure that such devices are reliable and accurate when measuring human blood 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of human health and life. 
8. Relevant documents:  
• Costa Rican Technical Regulation RTCR 26:2000 Metrología.  Unidades legales de 
medida  (Metrology.  Legal units of measurement). 
• Brazilian Technical Regulation, Portaria  INMETRO No. 153 of 12 August 2005. 
• International Organization of Legal Metrol ogy (OIML) International Recommendation 
R 16-1 "Non-invasive mechanical sphygmomanometers".  2002 edition.  English version. 
• Mexican Official Standard NOM-099-SCFI-1993, Instrumentos de medición 
esfigmomanómetros de columna de mercurio y de elemento sensor elástico para medir 
la presión sanguínea del cuerpo humano (Measuring instruments – Mercury-column 
sphygmomanometers, with an elastic sensor, for measuring human blood pressure). 
• OIML International Recommendation R 16-2 "Non-invasive automated 
sphygmomanometers".  2002 edition.  English version. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Date of publication in the Official Journal 
La Gaceta . 
Three months following publication in 
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, e-mail and web site addresse s, if available of the other body: 
Centro de Información OTC (TBT Enquiry Point) 
San José, Costa Rica 
Web site: http://www.reglatec.go.cr 
WTO Contact point: crotc@meic.go.cr 
Tel.:  +(506) 235 2700, ext. 221 or 203 
Fax:  +(506) 297 1439 
  +(506) 236 7192 
Full text available online at: 
http://www.reglatec.go.cr /consulta/Reglamento-Esfigmomanometros.pdf