G/TBT/N/ECU/413  
13 May 2019  
(19-3266) 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 numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Pressure -
reducing valves (HS 848110)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Segunda Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 090 (2R) "Válvulas 
reductoras de presión"  (Draft second revision (2R) of Ecuadorian Technical Regulation 
PRTE INEN No. 090 "Pressure -reducing valves") (10 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Ecuadorian Technical Regulation establishes the 
requirements to be met by pressure -reducing valves, prior to the marketing of domestic 
and imported products, with the aim of protecting human safety and preventing deceptive 
practices.  
It applies to the following products:  G/TBT/N/ECU/413  
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  Water pressure -reducing valves:  
• Water pressure -reducing valves and combination water pressure -reducing valves, 
with nominal diameters from DN 8 (1/4") to DN 100 (4"), for water input 
pressures not exceeding 1.6 MPa (16 bars) and water temperatures not exceeding 
30ºC and 80ºC for cold and hot w ater applications, respectively (used in building 
and construction).  
• Water pressure -reducing valves used in or connected to above - or below -ground 
water supply piping systems that transport water intended for human 
consumption (for municipal drinking -water  networks).  
• Water pressure -reducing valves intended for use in agricultural irrigation 
systems, with nominal diameters from DN 8 (1/4") to DN 100 (4"), for use with 
water at temperatures up to 60ºC.  
• Water pressure -reducing valves used in fire -fighting syst ems. 
• Direct -acting pressure -reducing and pressure -limiting valves for reducing water 
pressure in vertical piping systems or sprinkler system supply pipes.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection ; Protection of human health or safety.  
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 6182 -5:2012, Fire protection - Automatic sprinkler systems - Part 5 : 
Requirements and test methods for deluge valves.  
3. ISO 9393 -1:2004, Thermoplastics valves for industrial applications - Pressure test 
methods and requirements - Part 1 : General.  
4. ISO 9911:2006, Agricultural irrigation equipment - Manually operated small 
plastics valves.  
5. ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for t he competence of testing and 
calibration laboratories.  
6. ISO/IEC 17050 -1:2004, Conformity assessment - Supplier's declaration of 
conformity - Part 1 : General requirements.  
7. ISO/IEC 17067:2013, Conformity assessment - Fundamentals of product 
certification and guidelines for product certification schemes.  
8. EN 1074 -1:2000, Valves for water supply . Fitness for purpose requirements and 
appropriate verification tests . General requirements.  
9. EN 1074 -5:2001, Valves for water supply . Fitness for purpose requirements and 
appropriate verification tests . Control valves.  
10. EN 12516 -3:2002, Valves - Shell design strength - Part 3 : Experimental method.  
11. EN 1567:1999, Building valves . Water pressure reducing valves and combination 
water reducing valves . Requirements and tests.  
12. UL 260:2004, Standard for Dry Pipe and Deluge Valves for Fire -Protection Service.  
13. UL 1468:2018, Standard for Direct Acting Pressure Reducing and Pressure 
Restricting Valves.  
14. UL 1739:2017, Standard for Pilot -Operated Pressure -Control Valves for Fire -
Protection  Service.  
15. ASME B16.34:2017, Valves Flanged, Threaded, and Welding End.  G/TBT/N/ECU/413  
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  Notification history:  
1. G/TBT/N/ECU/109  
2. G/TBT/N/ECU/109/Add.1  
3. G/TBT/N/ECU/109/Add.2  
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 othe r 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  
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