G/TBT/N/ECU/506  
10 May 2021 
(21-3953) Page: 1/2 
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:  
Subsecretarìa de Competitividad Industrial Territorial  (Under -Secretariat for Territorial 
Industrial Competitiveness)  
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) 3948 760  
Website: www.industrias.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 Producció n, 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) 3948 760, Ext. 2254 - 2272 
Email: puntocontacto -OTCECU@produccion.gob.ec ; puntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com ; 
jmarino@produccion.gob.ec ; cyepez@produccion.gob.ec ; jsanchezc@produccion.gob.ec  
Website: www.industrias.gob.ec  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other [X] : Draft 
Regulation implementing the Law, issuing guidelines for the subsequent reform of related 
rules or reg ulations.  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : This 
Regulation is for the implementation of the provisions of the Organic Law for the 
rationalizati on, re -use and reduction of single -use plastics.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Draft Regulation 
implementing the Law on the reduction of single -use plastics (18 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : This Regulation establishes the regulatory framework for the 
application of the Organic Law for the rationalization, re -use and reduction of single -use 
plastics.  G/TBT/N/ECU/506  
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  This standard is binding on all entities, agencies and departments in the public, private, 
central,  autonomous and decentralized sectors, natural and legal persons, communes, 
communities, peoples, nationalities and groups that are permanently or temporarily 
located in the national territory.  
This Regulation is for the implementation of the provisions of the Organic Law for the 
rationalization, re -use and reduction of single -use plastics.  
With regard to the application of this Regulation, the following objectives shall be taken 
into account:  
1. To progressively reduce at source single -use plasti cs available on the domestic 
market.  
2. To provide incentives for reducing the generation of plastic waste and exploiting 
it through reuse, recycling or processing.  
3. To promote the reduction of pollution from plastic waste, especially in streams, 
rivers, seas,  lakes, lagoons and the national system of protected areas.  
4. To encourage the replacement of single -use plastics with packaging and products 
incorporating post -consumer recycled, biodegradable and/or compostable 
material.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
Regulatory references:  
• Organic Law for the rationalization, re -use and reduction of single -use plast ics 
9. Proposed date of adoption : 60 days from notification or thereafter  
Proposed date of entry into force : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
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 Exterio r, 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) 3948 760, Ext. 2254 - 2272 
Email: puntocontacto -OTCECU@produccion.gob.ec ; puntocontactoECU@gmail.com ; 
jmarino@produccion.gob.ec ; cyepez@produccion.gob.ec ; jsanchezc@produccion.gob.ec  
www.produccion.gob.ec  
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