The Comisión de Control y Calificación de Espectáculos Públicos (CCEP; English: Commission for the Control and Qualification of Public Shows) is part of the Ministry of Justice and Peace of Costa Rica. It assigns age-based classifications to cinema, television, and home media.
Cinema ratings[]
- Todo público: Suitable for viewing by all age groups.
- Todo público, advertencia personas menores de 7 años acompañadas de una persona adulta: Children under the age of seven years may need guidance from their parents.
- Todo público, personas con edad inferior a 12 años, acompañadas de una persona adulta: Children under the age of twelve years must be accompanied by an adult.
- Mayores de 12 años: May be shown only to persons aged twelve and above.
- Mayores de 15 años: May be shown only to persons aged fifteen and above.
- Mayores de 18 años: May be shown to adults only.
Television ratings[]
- Horario Infantil: From 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., free-to-air television content must be suitable for persons younger than 12.
- Horario Juvenil: From 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., may contain television content suitable for persons aged 12 and above.
- Horario Adulto: Only in the hours between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. in which television content suitable only for adults may air.