G/TBT/N/ECU/393  
30 April 2019  
(19-2966) 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:  
Subsecret aría 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 P ereira, 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: 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) : 853950 : 
Light-emitting diode (LED) lamps ; Other fixed capacitors (HS 85322) ; Relays (HS 85364) ; 
Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes (HS 850410) ; Static converters (HS 850440) ; Fixed 
capacitors designed for use in 50/60 Hz circuits and having a reactive power handling 
capacity of not less than 0.5 kvar (power capacitors) (HS 853210) ; Variable or adjustable 
(pre-set) capacitors (HS 853230) ; Other, of a power not exceeding 200 W and for a 
voltage exceeding 100 V (HS 853922) ; Other (HS 853929) ; Mercury or sodium vapour 
lamps ; metal halide lamps (HS 853932) ; Other (HS 853939) ; Other (HS 853949) ; 
Photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not 
assembled in modules or made up into p anels; light-emitting diodes (HS 854140) ; Other 
electric lamps and lighting fittings (HS 940540)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Segunda Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 069 (2R) " Equipos de 
iluminación"  (Draft second revision (2R) of Ecuadorian Technical Regulation PRTE INEN 
No. 069 "Lighting equipment") (17 pages, in Spanish)  G/TBT/N/ECU/393  
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  6. Description of content : The notified Ecuadorian Technical Regulation establishes the 
requirements to b e met by lighting equipment, 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:  
• Luminaires  
• Floodlights  
• Metal halide lamps  
• High-pressure  sodium vapour lamps  
• Low-pressure sodium vapour lamps  
• High-pressure mercury vapour lamps  
• Electromagnetic ballasts  
• Electronic ballasts  
• Starters (ignitors)  
• Capacitors  
• Photo controls  
• Time switches (switching relays)  
• LED lamps, modules, luminaires and floodlights  
• Control gear for LED modules  
• Aluminium and plastic luminaire housing  
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. IEC 60598 -2-3:2011, Luminaires - Part 2 -3: Particular requirements - Luminaires 
for road and street lighting.  
2. IEC 60598 -2-5:2015, Luminaires - Part 2 -5: Particular requirements - Floodlights.  
3. IEC 60923:2006, Auxiliaries for lamps - Ballasts for discharge lamps (excluding 
tubular fluorescent lamps) - Performance requirements.  
4. IEC 60927:2013, Auxiliaries for lamps - Starting devices (other than glow 
starters) - Performance requirements.  
5. IEC 61000 -3-2:2018, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3 -2: Limits - 
Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input current ≤16 A per phase).  
6. IEC 62612:2018, Self -ballasted LED lamps for general lighting services  with 
supply voltages > 50 V - Performance requirements.  
7. 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.  
8. ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and 
calibration laboratories.  
9. ISO/IEC 17050 -1:2004, Conformity assessment - Supplier's declaration of 
conformity - Part 1 : General requirements.  G/TBT/N/ECU/393  
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  10. ISO/IEC 17067:2013, Conformity assessment - Fundamentals of product 
certification and guidelines for product certification schemes.  
11. CISPR 15:2018, Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance 
characteristics of electrical lighting and similar equipment.  
12. EN 55015:2013/A1:2015, Limits and methods of measure ment of radio 
disturbance characteristics of electrical lighting and similar equipment.  
13. UL 1598:2018, Standard for Safety for Luminaires.  
14. ANSI C136.10:2017, American National Standard for Roadway And Area Lighting 
Equipment -Locking -Type Photocontrol Devic es And Mating Receptacles - Physical 
And Electrical Interchangeability And Testing.  
Notification history:  
1. G/TBT/N/ECU/90  
2. G/TBT/N/ECU/90/Add.1  
3. G/TBT/N/ECU/90/Add.2  
4. G/TBT/N/ECU/90/Add.3  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 60 days from 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  (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:  
puntocontactoOTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
puntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com  
aramon@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
jsanchez@produccion.gob.ec  
www.normalizacion.gob.ec  
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