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14 December  2020 
(20-9027) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 1 4 December 2 020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Costa Rica . 
 
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Title: Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No 491:2017 "Building materials . Fiber-cement 
sheets . Specifications", notified to the WTO on 2 March 2 018 in document G/TBT/N/CRI/174.  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:  
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[X] Text of final measure available from1: 
The text is available online at:  
http://reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/principal.jsp  
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  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 -1479 
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:  
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1: 
[X] Other : Normative equivalence  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/CRI/20_7665_00_s.pdf  
 
Description : The equivalence between standard ASTM C1325:2019 "Standard Specification for 
Fiber-Mat Reinforced Cementitious Backer Units" and Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final measure/interpretative guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/CRI/174/Add.2  
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  491:2017 "Building materials . Fiber-cement sheets . Specifications" (Executive Decree No. 41257 -
MEIC) is approved.  
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