G/TBT/N/ECU/383/Rev.1  
28 October  2019 
(19-7113) 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) : Waters, 
including natural or artifi cial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added 
sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured ; ice and snow (HS 2201)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Segunda Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecu atoriano PRTE I NEN 055  (2R) "Aguas 
minerales y aguas purificadas"  (Draft second revision (2R) of Ecuadorian Technical 
Regulation PRTE INEN No. 055 "Mineral water and purified water") (9 pages, in Spanish)  G/TBT/N/ECU/383/Rev.1  
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  6. Description of content : The notified Ecuadorian Technical Regulation establishes the 
requirements to be met by mineral water and purified water, 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:  
1. Natural mineral water:  
• Natural carbonated mineral water;  
• Natural non -carbonated mineral water;  
• Natural mineral water fortified with gas from the spring;  
• Natural mineral water with added carbon dioxide;  
• Natural decarbonated mineral water;  
2. Mineral water not packaged at the source:  
• Non-carbonated mineral water;  
• Mineral water with added carbon dioxide;  
• Decarbonated mineral water;  
3. Packaged purified water:  
• Packaged purified water;  
• Packaged purified mineral water . 
It does not apply to:  
• Drinking water;  
• Purified water for pharmaceutical use.  
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. CODEX S TAN 108 -1981, Standard for Natural Mineral Waters. A dopted in 1981 . 
Amended in 2001 and 2011 . Revised in 1997 and 2008;  
2. CODEX S TAN 227 -2001:2001, General Standard for Bottled/Packaged Drinking 
Waters (Other than Natural Mineral Waters);  
3. CODEX S TAN 192 -1995:2018, General Standard for Food Additives;  
4. CAC/GL 9 -1987:2011, General Principles for the Addition of Essential Nutrients to 
Foods;  
5. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2178  (1R):2011, Aguas minerales . 
Aguas minerales naturales . Requisitos ; 
6. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 2179  (1R):2011,  Aguas minerales . Agua 
mineral no envasada en la fuente . Requisitos ; 
7.  Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 2200  (2R):2017, Agua purificada 
envasada . Requisitos ; 
8. Ecuadorian Technical Regulation RTE I NEN 022  (2R):2014 + corrigendum 1:2015, 
Rotulado de productos alimenticios procesados, envasados y empaquetados.  
9. World Health Organization (2018), Guidelines for drinking -water quality, 4th 
edition, incorporating the 1st addendum,  World Health Organization . Licence : CC 
BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.  
Notification history:  G/TBT/N/ECU/383/Rev.1  
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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  
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  
jsanch ez@produccion.gob.ec  
www.normalizacion.gob.ec  
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