WTO notification · TBT
Costa RicaCorrected since it was notified
RTCR 524:2025 Construction materials. Reflective thermal insulation in construction applications. Specifications, test methods and labelling.
RTCR 524:2025 Materiales de construcción. Aislamiento térmico reflectivo en aplicaciones constructivas. Especificaciones, métodos de ensayo y etiquetado.
Costa Rica issued a correction on 14 October 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/CRI/214. The measure was first notified on 13 October 2026. Comments are open until 12 December 2026.
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REFLECTIVE THERMAL INSULATION
AISLANTES TERMICOS REFLECTIVOS
Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO TBT enquiry point before 12 December 2026, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/CRI/214/Corr.1 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to Costa Rica.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)The notified Regulation establishes the labelling requirements, specifications, and testing methods that reflective thermal insulation must meet in construction applications, and that are to be used in the country. It also applies to all reflective thermal insulation manufactured, imported, distributed, marketed or used in Costa Rica.
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CorrigendumG/TBT/N/CRI/214/Corr.1
RTCR 524:2025 Construction materials. Reflective thermal insulation in construction applications. Specifications, test methods and labelling.
RTCR 524:2025 Materiales de construcción. Aislamiento térmico reflectivo en aplicaciones constructivas. Especificaciones, métodos de ensayo y etiquetado.
In the notification under 'Notified document details' it shall read correctly: RTCR 527:2026 Construction materials. Reflective thermal insulation in construction applications. Specifications, test methods and labeling.
En la notificación en ' Datos del documento notificado' debe leerse correctamente: RTCR 527:2026 Materiales de construcción. Aislamiento térmico reflectivo en aplicaciones constructivas. Especificaciones, métodos de ensayo y etiquetado.
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/CRI/214
Comment deadline: Open until 12 December 2026
RTCR 524:2025 Construction materials. Reflective thermal insulation in construction applications. Specifications, test methods and labelling.
RTCR 524:2025 Materiales de construcción. Aislamiento térmico reflectivo en aplicaciones constructivas. Especificaciones, métodos de ensayo y etiquetado.
The notified Regulation establishes the labelling requirements, specifications, and testing methods that reflective thermal insulation must meet in construction applications, and that are to be used in the country. It also applies to all reflective thermal insulation manufactured, imported, distributed, marketed or used in Costa Rica.
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