G/TBT/N/ECU/484  
26 June 2020 
(20-4434) 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: 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 Alfonso Pereira, Piso 8, 
Bloque amarillo  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948760, Ext. 2254 - 2272 
Email: puntocontacto -OTCECU@produccion.gob.ec ; puntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com ; 
jmarino@produccion.gob.ec ; cyepez@produccion.gob.ec ; jsanchezc@produccion.gob.ec  
Website : 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) : Electric 
instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters (HS 851610)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Primera Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE I NEN 247  (1R) "Seguridad y 
eficiencia energética para calentadores de agua eléctricos instantáneos sin acumulación 
de agua"  (Draft first revision (1R) of Ecuadorian Technical Regulation PRTE INEN No. 247: 
"Safety and energy efficiency requirements for tankless electric instantaneous  water 
heaters") (14 pages, in Spanish)  G/TBT/N/ECU/484  
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  6. Description of content : The notified Ecuadorian Technical Regulation establishes the 
requirements to be met by tankless electric instantaneous water heaters, prior to the 
marketing of domestic and imported produc ts, with the aim of protecting human safety, 
protecting the environment and preventing deceptive practices.  
It applies to the following products:  
• Tankless electric instantaneous water heaters designed to heat water to a 
temperature below boiling point, wit h a rated voltage not exceeding 250 V for 
single -phase and three -phase appliances.  
• All showers, taps and electric instantaneous water heaters.  
It does not apply to : Electric storage water heaters.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of misleading practices  and consumer protection ; Protection of 
human health and 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/IEC 17025 :2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and 
calibration laboratories.  
3. ISO/IEC 17050 -1:2004, Conform ity assessment - Supplier's declaration of 
conformity - Part 1 : General requirements.  
4. ISO/IEC 17067 :2013, Conformity assessment - Fundamentals of product 
certification and guidelines for product certification schemes.  
5. IEC 60335 -1:2010+AMD1:2013+COR1:2014+A MD2:2016, Household and 
similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1 : General requirements.  
6. IEC 60335 -2-35:2012 + AMD1:2016, Household and similar electrical appliances 
- Safety - Part 2 -35: Particular requirements for instantaneous water heaters.  
7. Norma COP ANT 1715 :2015, Eficiencia energética - Aparatos eléctricos fijos de 
calentamiento instantáneo de agua - Especificaciones y etiquetado.  
Notification history:  
1. G/TBT/N/ECU/275  
2. G/TBT/N/ECU/275/Add.1  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 60 days from the date of notification  
Proposed date of entry into force : 180 days from the date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/ECU/484  
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  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  (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 Alfonso Pereira, Piso 8, 
Bloque amarillo  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948760, Ext. 2254 - 2272 
Email: puntocontact o-OTCECU@produccion.gob.ec ; puntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com ; 
jmarino@produccion.gob.ec ; cyepez@produccion.go b.ec; jsanchezc@produccion.gob.ec  
www.normalizacion.gob.ec  
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