G/TBT/N/ECU/415  
13 May 2019  
(19-3268) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : ECUADOR  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2  and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Servicio Ecuatoriano de Normalización , INEN (Ecuadorian Standardization Service)  
Calle Baquerizo Moreno E8 -29 y Diego de Almagro  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3825960 to 90  
Website: http://www.normalizacion.gob.ec/  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Subsecretaría de Calidad  (Under -Secretariat for Quality)  
Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca , MPCEIP (Ministry of 
Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries)  
Address : Av. Amazonas entre Unión Nacional de Periodistas y A lfonso Pereira, Piso 8, 
Bloque amarillo  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948760, Ext. 2254 - 2272 
Email:  
puntocontactoOTCECU@produccion.gob.ec ; puntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com ; 
aramon@produccion.gob.ec ; cyepez@produccion.gob.ec ; jsanchez@produccion.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/  
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 n umbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : 
Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without 
side-cars; side-cars (HS 8711) ; Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,000 cc 
(HS 870321)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Segunda Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 136 (2R) "Motorcycles"  
(Draft second revision (2R) of Ecuadorian Technical Regulation (PRTE INEN) No. 136 
"Motorcycles") (14 pages, in  Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Ecuadorian Technical Regulation establishes the 
requirements to be met by motorcycles, prior to the marketing of domestic and imported 
products, with the aim of protecting human safety and the environment,  and preventing 
deceptive practices.  
It applies to motorcycles that are imported into, and assembled and marketed in, 
Ecuador:  
• Subcategory L3 motorcycles  G/TBT/N/ECU/415  
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  • Subcategory L4 motorcycles  (not including sidecars)  
• Subcategory L5 three -wheelers (code TRC1)[1] 
Note[ 1]: In accordance with Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2656.  
It does not apply to:  
• Water scooters, classic motorcycles and sports motorcycles for off -road use, quad 
bikes or sidecars.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent probl ems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection ; Protection of human health or safety ; Protection of the 
environment.  
8. Relevant documents:  
Normative references:  
1. ISO 2859 -1:1999+Amd 1:2011, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes 
- Part 1 : Sampling schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot -by-
lot inspection.  
2. ISO 5740:1982, Road vehicles - Rear view mirrors - Test method for determining 
reflectance.  
3. ISO 8710:2010, Motorcycles - Brakes and brake systems - Tests and 
measurement methods.  
4. ISO 11460:2007, Two -wheeled motorcycles - Positioning of lighting and light -
signalling devices.  
5. ISO/IEC 17020:2012, Conformity assessment - Requirements for the operatio n 
of various types of bodies performing inspection.  
6. ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and 
calibration laboratories.  
7. ISO/IEC 17050 -1:2004, Conformity assessment - Supplier's declaration of 
conformity - Part 1 : General re quirements.  
8. ISO/IEC 17067:2013, Conformity assessment - Fundamentals of product 
certification and guidelines for product certification schemes.  
9. UN Regulation No. 53:2018 - Rev.4 - Installation of lighting and light -signalling 
devices for L3 vehicles.  
10. Ecuad orian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2096 (3R):2017, Neumáticos . 
Definiciones y clasificación.  
11. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2556 (1R):2018, Seguridad en 
Motocicletas . Espejos retrovisores . Requisitos.  
12. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2558 (1R):2018, Seguridad en 
Motocicletas . Frenos . Requisitos.  
13. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2656(1R):2016, Clasificación Vehicular.  
14. Council Directive 78/1015/EEC of 2 3 November 1 978 on the approximation of the 
laws of the Member States on t he permissible sound level and exhaust system of 
motorcycles . 
15. Directive 2002/51/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1 9 July 
2002 on the reduction of the level of pollutant emissions from two - and three -
wheel motor vehicles and amending Dire ctive 97/24/EC . 
16. United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 40 : Protection of 
Environment, Section 86.410 -2006, Test Cycle FTP -75. G/TBT/N/ECU/415  
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  Notification history:  
1. G/TBT/N/ECU/177  
2. G/TBT/N/ECU/177/Add.1  
3. G/TBT/N/ECU/177/Add.3  
4. G/TBT/N/ECU/177/Add.2  
5. G/TBT/N/ECU/177/Add.4  
6. G/TBT/N/ECU/177/Add.4/Corr.1  
7. G/TBT/N/ECU/177/Add.5  
8. G/TBT/N/ECU/177/Add.6  
9. G/TBT/N/ECU/177/Add.7  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 60 days from the date of notification or thereafter  
Proposed date of entry into force : 180 days from the date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Contact and /or National Enquiry Point:  
Subsecretaría de Calidad   
Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca  (MPCEIP ) 
Address : Av. Amazonas entre Unión Nacional de Periodistas y Alfonso Pereira, Piso 8, 
Bloque amarillo  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948760, Ext. 2254 - 2272 
Email:  
puntocontactoOTCECU@produccion.gob.ec ; puntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com ; 
aramon@produccion.gob.ec ; cyepez@produccion.gob.ec ; jsanchez@produccion.gob.ec  
http://www.normali zacion.gob.ec/  
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