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G/TBT/N/CRI/121 
27 July 2011 
 (11-3820) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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 Mejora Regulatoria y Reglamentación 
Técnica (Regulatory Improvement and Technical Regulation Directorate)  
Name and address (including telephone  and fax numbers, e-mail and website 
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) 2291-2115, Ext. 206 
Fax: +(506) 2291-2015 
E-mail: crotc@meic.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):   ICS 77.140 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCR 452:2011 
Barras y alambres de acero de refuerzo para concreto.  Especificaciones (Costa Rican 
Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 452:2011:  Steel bars and wire for concrete 
reinforcement.  Specifications) (16 pages in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified Regulation covers the following types of steel bar, 
whether manufactured domestically or im ported for marketing in national territory: 
2.1.  Plain and deformed carbon steel  bars for concrete reinforcement. 
2.2.  Plain and deformed low-alloy st eel bars for concrete reinforcement. 
2.3.  Deformed carbon steel wire for concrete reinforcement. It establishes the technical characteristics and sp ecifications for steel bars and wire used to 
reinforce concrete. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To protect human life and safety. G/TBT/N/CRI/121 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
- ASTM A 615:  Standard specification for deformed and plain carbon-steel bars for 
concrete reinforcement. 
- ASTM A 706:  Standard specification for lo w-alloy steel deformed and plain bars for 
concrete reinforcement. 
- ASTM A 496:  Standard specification for steel wire, deformed, for concrete 
reinforcement. 
- INTE standard 06-09-02:  Especificación normalizada par a barras de acero de baja 
aleación lisas y corrugadas para refuerzo de concreto  (Standard specification for plain 
and deformed low-alloy steel bars  for concrete reinforcement). 
- INTE standard 06-09-03:  Especificación para alambrón deformado para refuerzo de 
concreto  (Specification for deformed bars a nd rods for concrete reinforcement). 
- INTE standard 06-09-04:  Método de ensayo de tracción para barras de acero al 
carbono  (Tensile test method for carbon steel bars). 
- INTE standard 06-09-05:  Método de ensayo de doblado para barras de acero al 
carbono  (Bend test method for carbon steel bars). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Date of publication in the Official Journal 
La Gaceta  
Three months after publication in the 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, e-mail and website addresses,  if available of the other body: 
TBT Enquiry Point 
San José, Costa Rica Tel.: +(506) 2291-2115, Ext. 206 
Fax: +(506) 2291-2015 
E-mail: crotc@meic.go.cr  
 
The full text of the document is available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/tbt/CRI/11_2455_00_s.pdf