G/TBT/N/ECU/378/Rev.1  
28 October  2019 
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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.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) : Paints and 
varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically 
modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non -aqueous medium ; solutions 
as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter (HS 3208) ; Paints and varnishes (including enamels 
and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, 
dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium (HS 3209) ; Other paints and var nishes 
(including enamels, lacquers and distempers) ; prepared water pigments of a kind used 
for finishing leather (HS 3210) ; - Other (HS 321290) ; - Colours in sets (HS 321310) ; - 
Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics ; 
painters' fillings (HS 321410) ; -- Other (HS 390799)  G/TBT/N/ECU/378/Rev.1  
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  5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Segunda Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE I NEN 061  (2R) "Pinturas"  
(Draft second revision (2R) of Ecuadorian Technical Regulation PRTE INEN No. 061 
"Paints") (23 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Ecuadorian Technical Regulation establishes the 
requirements to be met by paints, prior to the marketing of domestic and imported 
products, with the aim of protecting human health and safety and preventing deceptive 
practices.  
It applies to the following products:  
1. Anti-corrosion paint . Alkyd gloss enamel;  
2. Architectural paints . Water-based emulsion paints (latex);  
3. Paints . Synthetic alkyd enamel for household use;  
4. Paints . Synthetic alkyd enamel for vehicles;  
5. Paints . Nitrocellulose base coats for repainting in the motor vehicle industry;  
6. Paints . Anti-corrosion alkyd vehicle primers;  
7. Paints . Anti-corrosion epoxy vehicle primers;  
8. Paints . Acrylic lacquers for repainting vehicles;  
9. Paints . Acid-catalysed clear or matt lacquers for wood finishing;  
10. Paints . Nitrocellulose lacquers for wood finishing;  
11. Paints . Nitrocellulose lacquers for repainting vehicles;  
12. Paints . Nitrocellulose  and polyester fillers;  
13. Paints . Anti-corrosion coatings for high temperatures;  
14. Paints . Sandable nitrocellulose sealant for wood;  
15. Paints for traffic signs;  
16. Paints for use by children and in schools.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : 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 3233 -3:2015, Paints and varnishes - Determination of the percentage volume 
of non -volati le matter - Part 3 : Determination by calculation from the non -
volatile -matter content determined in accordance with ISO 3251 , the density of 
the coating material and the density of the solvent in the coating material;  
3. ISO 4618 :2014, Paints and varnishes - Terms and definitions;  
4. ISO 16474 -3:2013, Paints and varnishes - Methods of exposure to laboratory light 
sources - Part 3 : Fluorescent UV lamps;  
5. ISO/IEC 17025 :2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and 
calibration laboratories;  
6. ISO/IEC 170 50-1:2004, Conformity assessment - Supplier's declaration of 
conformity - Part 1 : General requirements;  G/TBT/N/ECU/378/Rev.1  
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  7. ISO/IEC 17067 :2013, Conformity assessment - Fundamentals of product 
certification and guidelines for product certification schemes;  
8. ASTM D1535 -14:2018, Standard Practice for Specifying Color by the Munsell 
System;  
9. ASTM D3335 -85a:2014, Standard Test Method for Low Concentrations of Lead, 
Cadmium, an d Cobalt in Paint by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy;  
10. ASTM D4061 -13:2018, Standard Test Method for Retroreflectance of Horizontal 
Coatings;  
11. ASTM E1347 -06:2015, Standard Test Method for Color and Color -Difference 
Measurement by Tristimulus Colorimetry;  
12. ASTM G154 -16:2016, Standard Practice for Operating Fluorescent Ultraviolet 
(UV) Lamp Apparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials;  
13. World Health Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme, 
Operational Framework, Global Allianc e to Eliminate Lead Paint, March 2 011; 
14. Colombian Technical Standard NTC ICON TEC 957 :1997,  Práctica para ensayar la 
resistencia al agua de los recubrimientos en humedad relativa del 100% ; 
15. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 1001 (1R):2019, Pinturas y prod uctos 
afines . Determinación de la dureza de película . Método del lápiz ; 
16. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 1003 (1R):2016, Pinturas y productos 
afines . Determinación del brillo especular ; 
17. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 1006 (1R):1998, Pinturas y productos 
afines . Determinación de adherencia mediante prueba de la cinta ; 
18. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 1011 (1R):2015,  Pinturas y productos 
afines . Determinación de los tiempos de secado ; 
19. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 1013 (1R):2016,  Pinturas, barnices y 
productos afines . Determinación de la viscosidad . Métodos de ensayo ; 
20. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 1024 (2R):2016,  Pinturas y productos 
afines . Determinación de la materia no volátil y volátiles totales ; 
21. Ecuadorian T echnical Standard NTE I NEN 1040 :1983,  Pintura anticorrosiva . 
Ensayo de la resistencia a las altas temperaturas ; 
22. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 1042 (4R):2009,  Pinturas para 
señalamiento de tráfico . Requisitos ; 
23. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 1043(1R):2001,  Pinturas . Imprimantes 
anticorrosivos con vehículo alquídico . Requisitos ; 
24. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 1044 (1R):2001,  Pinturas . 
Recubrimientos anticorrosivos para altas temperaturas . Requisitos ; 
25. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 1046 (1R):2001,  Pinturas . Imprimantes 
anticorrosivos con vehículo epóxico . Requisitos ; 
26. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 1540 (1R):2016,  Pinturas, barnices y 
productos afines . Determinación de la resistencia a la estabilidad acelerada . 
Método de ensayo ; 
27. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 1542 (1R):2016,  Pinturas 
arquitectónicas . Determinación de la resistencia a la abrasión húmeda 
(restregado) ; 
28. Ecuadorian Technical Standard  NTE I NEN 1543 (2R):2016,  Pinturas 
arquitectónicas . Determinación de la l avabilidad ; 
29. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 1544 (3R):2018,  Pinturas 
arquitectónicas . Pintura en emulsión base agua (látex) . Requisitos ; G/TBT/N/ECU/378/Rev.1  
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  30. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 2093 :1998,  Pinturas y productos afines . 
Determinación de plomo total métod o de espectrometría por absorción atómica ; 
31. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 2094 (1R):2013, Pinturas . Esmaltes 
alquídicos sintéticos para uso doméstico . Requisitos ; 
32. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 2095 (1R):2017,  Pinturas . Esmaltes 
alquídicos modificados para vehículos . Requisitos ; 
33. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 2268 :2001,  Pinturas y productos afines . 
Determinación del comportamiento en cámara salina ; 
34. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 2274 :2001,  Pinturas y productos afin es. 
Determinación de la lijabilidad ; 
35. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 2278 :2001,  Pinturas y productos afines . 
Determinación del contenido de formol ; 
36. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 2280 :2001,  Pinturas . Lacas 
nitrocelulósicas para repintado de vehículos . Requisitos ; 
37. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 2281 :2001,  Pinturas . Lacas acrílicas 
para repintado de vehículos . Requisitos ; 
38. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 2282 :2001,  Pinturas . Sellador 
nitrocelulósico lijable para madera . Requisitos ; 
39. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 2283 :2001,  Lacas nitrocelulósicas para 
acabados sobre madera . Requisitos ; 
40. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 2284 (2R):2018,  Pinturas . Lacas 
catalizadas al ácido, transparentes brillantes o mates para ac abados sobre 
madera . Requisitos ; 
41. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 2285 :2001,  Pinturas . Barnices 
alquídicos de secamiento al aire . Requisitos ; 
42. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 2286 :2001,  Pinturas . Fondos 
nitrocelulósicos para repintado en la ind ustria automotriz . Requisitos ; 
43. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 2287 :2001,  Pinturas . Masillas 
nitrocelulósicas y de poliéster . Requisitos . 
Notification history:  
G/TBT/N/ECU/378  
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/378/Rev.1  
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  11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] 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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