G/TBT/N/CRI/196  
24 June 2022 
(22-4915) 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)  
Dirección de Calidad  (Quality Directorate)  
Departamento Reglamentación Técnica  (Technical Regulation Department)  
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 (Ministry of the Economy, Industry 
and Trade)  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 -1479 
Email: crotc@meic.go.cr ; msolera@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 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Flat steel 
products and semi -products (ICS code(s) : 77.140.50)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : RTCR 507 :2022 . 
Materiales en general . Láminas de acero al carbono o aleado, galvanizadas o con 
recubrimiento de aleación 55% aluminio con zinc, para cubiertas . Etiquetado  (Costa Rican 
Technical Regulation (RTCR ) No. 507:2022 : Materials in general . Carbon or alloy steel 
sheets, galvanized or with 55% aluminium -zinc alloy coating , for roofing . Labelling) (19 
pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The purpose of the notified  Technical Regulation is to establish 
the technical labelling specifications to be met by carbon or alloy steel sheets, galvanized 
or with 55% aluminium -zinc alloy coating , through  the hot -dip process in continuous and 
discontinuous lines,  of different shapes, smooth and corrugated, for roofing to be used in 
the country . NOTE: For the purposes of this Technical Regulation, "sheet" shall  mean 
sheet in any form, unless otherwise specified.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urg ent problems where 
applicable : Protection from practices likely to mislead or deceive consumers ; Prevention 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
Relevant documents:  
1. Decreto Ejecutivo N° 36463 -MEIC del 26 de noviembre de 2010, R TCR 443 :2010 
Metrología . Unidades de Medidas Sistema Internacional (SI), published in Official Journal 
La Gaceta  No. 56 of 2 1 March 2 011. 
2. Decreto Ejecutivo N° 37662 -MEIC-H-MICIT del 12 de diciembre de 2012, Procedimiento 
para la Demostración de la Evaluación de la Conformidad de los Reglamentos Técnicos , 
published in Supplement No. 77 of the Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 80 of 2 6 April 2 013. 
3. Decreto Ejecutivo N° 38849 -MEIC del 06 de enero de 2015, Procedimiento para 
demostrar equivalencia con un reglamento técnico de Costa Rica (RTCR) , published in the 
Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 43 of 3 March 2 015. 
4. Norma INTE C404 . Láminas y accesorios de acero al carbono o aleado, galvanizados, 
para cubiertas y cerramientos . Requisitos.  
5. Norma INTE C417 . Aceros para la construcción . Láminas y accesorios de acero al 
carbono o aleado con recubrimiento de aleación 55% Aluminio con Zinc, para cubiertas y 
cerramientos . Requisitos.  
6. Norma INTE C405:2019 Productos planos de Acero recubierto s con zinc (galvanizados) 
o recubiertos con aleación hierro zinc (galvano recocido) mediante procesos de inmersión 
en caliente.  
7. Norma INTE C418:2018 Lámina de acero recubierta con aleación 55% aluminio -zinc, 
mediante el proceso de inmersión en caliente.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Upon publication in the Official Journal La Gaceta  
Proposed date of entry into force : 18 months after publication in the Official Journal 
La Gaceta.  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from 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  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 -1479 
Full text available online at: http://www.reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/principal.jsp  
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