G/TBT/N/ECU/458  
4 June 2019 
(19-3833) 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: http://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)  
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@gma il.com ; 
aramon@produccion.gob.ec ; cyepez@produccion.gob.ec ; jsanchez@produccion.gob.ec  
Website: http://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) : Other 
electric conductors, for a voltage exceeding 1,000 V  (HS 854460)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Primera Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INE N 236 (1R) "Cables de 
potencia aislados"  (Draft first revision (1R) of Ecuadorian Technical Regulation PRTE INEN 
No. 236: "Insulated power cables") (11 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Ecuadorian Technical Regulation establishes the 
requirements to be met by insulated power cables for voltages from 2 kV to 500 kV, 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 product s: 
• Medium and high voltage insulated cables (conductors) for voltages from 2 kV 
to 500 kV.  
It does not apply to:  G/TBT/N/ECU/458  
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  • Insulated power cables manufactured specifically for oil or mining installations, 
or for permanent or mobile offshore installations.  
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 reference s: 
1. IEC 60228:2004, Conductors of insulated cables.  
2. IEC 60332 -1-2:2015, Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire 
conditions - Part 1 -2: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single insulated 
wire or cable - Procedure for 1 kW pre -mixed flam e. 
3. IEC 60502 -1:2004+AMD1:2009, Power cables with extruded insulation and their 
accessories for rated voltages from 1 kV (Um = 1,2 kV) up to 30 kV (Um = 36 
kV) - Part 1 : Cables for rated voltages of 1 kV (Um = 1,2 kV) and 3 kV (Um = 
3,6 kV).  
4. IEC 60502 -2:201 4, Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories 
for rated voltages from 1 kV (Um = 1,2 kV) up to 30 kV (Um = 36 kV) - Part 2 : 
Cables for rated voltages from 6 kV (Um = 7,2 kV) up to 30 kV (Um = 36 kV).  
5. IEC 60754 -1:2011, Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from 
cables - Part 1 : Determination of the halogen acid gas content.  
6. IEC 60840:2011, Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for 
rated voltages above 30 kV (Um = 36 kV) up to 150 kV (Um = 170 kV) - Test 
methods and requirements.  
7. IEC 62067:2011, Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for 
rated voltages above 150 kV (Um = 170 kV) up to 500 kV (Um = 550 kV) - Test 
methods and requirements.  
8. 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.  
9. ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and 
calibration laboratories.  
10. ISO/IEC 17050 -1:2004, Conformity assessment - Supplier's declaration of 
conformity - Part 1 : General requirements.  
11. ISO/IEC 17067:2013, Conformity assessment - Fundamentals of product 
certification and guidelines for product certification schemes.  
Notification history:  
1. G/TBT/N/ECU/265  
2. G/TBT/N/ECU/265/Add.1  
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  G/TBT/N/ECU/458  
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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  
Ministerio de Producción,  Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca (MPCEIP)  
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  
http://www.normalizacion.gob.ec/  
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