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IP/N/1/CRI/C/13   
8 March 2023  
(23-1693)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER  
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
COSTA RICA: EXECUTIVE DECREE NO. 36880 -COMEX -JP - REGULATION ON THE LIMITATIONS ON 
LIABILITY FOR INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS 
INFRINGEMENTS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 15.11.27 OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 
CENTRAL AMERICA -UNITED STATES FREE TRADE AGREEMENT  
Notifying Member  COSTA RICA 
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Executive Decree No. 36880 -COMEX -JP - Regulation on the limitations on 
liability for internet service providers for copyright and related rights 
infringements pursuant to Article 15.11.27 of the Dominican Republic -Central 
America -United States Free Trade Agreement  
 
Subject matter  Copyright an d related rights  
 
Nature of the 
notification  [  ] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[X] Other law or regulation  
 
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2023/IP/CRI/23_1522_00_s.pdf  
Notification status  [X] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
 
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  Not applicable  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The regulation establishes a procedure to limit liability for internet service providers for copyright 
infringements by users. According to this procedure, a provider must inform the owner of the 
possible infringement, who must respond, and on the basis of its own capabilities, the provider must 
remove the potentially infringing material.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text  Spanish  
Entry into force  16 November 2011  
Other date  Publication: 16 November 2011  IP/N/1/CRI/32 • IP/N/1/CRI/C/13  
 
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  Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  26 January 2023  
Other information    
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Intellectual Property Registry  
secretariapi@rnp.go.cr   
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.  