G/TBT/N/ECU/370/Rev.1  
28 October  2019 
(19-7115) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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:  
puntocontactoOTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
puntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com  
aramon@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
jsanchez@produccion.gob.ec  
Website: www.produccion.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) : - 
Homogenised preparations (HS 1602 10); - Of liver of any animal (HS 160220) ; - Of 
poultry of heading 01.05 : (HS 16023) ; - Of swine : (HS 16024) ; - Other, including 
preparations of blood of any animal (HS 160290)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto d e 
Tercera Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE I NEN 056  (3R) "Productos 
Cárnicos"  (Draft third revision (3R) of Ecuadorian Technical Regulation PRTE INEN No. 
056 "Meat products") (8 pages, in Spanish)  G/TBT/N/ECU/370/Rev.1  
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  6. Description of content : The notified Ec uadorian Technical Regulation establishes the 
requirements to be met by meat products, prior to the marketing of domestic and 
imported products, with the aim of protecting human health and preventing deceptive 
practices.  
It applies to the following products:  
• Raw meat products, cured/matured meat products, and cooked/pre -cooked meat 
products and preformed meat products;  
• Preserved meat.  
It does not apply to:  
• Fish products, raw shellfish and crustaceans, and substitutes of meat products.  
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 : Notification history:  
1. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 1336  (1R):2010, Carne y productos 
cárnicos . Conservas de carne . Requisitos ; 
2. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 1338  (3R):2012 + enmienda : 2016, 
Carne y productos cárnicos . Producto s cárnicos crudos, productos cárnicos 
curados - madurados y productos cárnicos precocidos - cocidos . Requisitos ; 
3. CODEX S TAN 192 -1995:2018, General Standard for Food Additives;  
4. CODEX S TAN 193 -1995:2018, General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in 
Food and Feed;  
5. Codex Alimentarius Commission - Maximum Residue Limits (CAC/MRL) 2 : 2018, 
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) and risk management recommendations (RMRs) 
for residues of veterinary drugs in foods;  
6. Ecuadorian Technical Regulation RTE I NEN 022  (2R):2 014 + corrigendo 1:2015 , 
Rotulado de productos alimenticios procesados, envasados y empaquetados.  
Notification history:  
G/TBT/N/ECU/370  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 30 days from notification or thereafter  
Proposed date of entry into force : 6 months from the date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments : 30 days from notification  G/TBT/N/ECU/370/Rev.1  
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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:  
puntocontactoOTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
puntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com  
aramon@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
jsanchez@produccion.gob.ec  
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