G/TBT/N/ECU/394  
30 April 2019  
(19-2968) 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)  
Address : Av. Amazonas entre Unión Nacional de Periodistas y A lfonso 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) : Window 
or wall types, self -contained or "split -system" (HS 841510) ; Other, incorporating a 
refrigerating unit (HS 841582)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Segun da Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 072 (2R) "Eficiencia 
energética para acondicionadores de aire sin ductos"  (Draft second revision (2R) of 
Ecuadorian Technical Regulation PRTE INEN No. 072 "Energy efficiency of ductless air 
conditioners") (14 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Ecuadorian Technical Regulation establishes the 
requirements to be met by ductless air conditioners, prior to the marketing of domestic 
and imported products, with the aim of pr otecting the environment and preventing 
deceptive practices.  
It applies to the following products:  G/TBT/N/ECU/394  
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  • Ductless split air conditioners with a cooling capacity of up to 7,032 W (24,000 
BTU/h).  
• Ductless package air conditioners with a cooling capacity of up to 7 ,032 W (24,000 
BTU/h).  
• Ductless split systems with a cooling capacity of up to 7,032 W (24,000 BTU/h) 
must be imported as a set.  
It does not apply to : multi-split air conditioners.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection ; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
Normative references:  
1. ISO 5151:2017, Non -ducted air conditioners and heat pumps - Testing and rati ng 
for performance.  
2. 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.  
3. ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and 
calibration laboratories.  
4. ISO/IEC 17050 -1:2004, Conformity assessment - Supplier's declaration of 
conformity - Part 1 : General requirements.  
5. ISO/IEC 17067:2013, Conformity assessment - Fundamentals of product 
certification and guidelines for product certification schemes.  
6. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2495 (1R):2012+Enmienda 1:2015, 
Eficiencia energética para acondicionadores de aire sin ductos . Requisitos.  
7. Decision XIX/6 : Adjustments to the Montreal Protocol with regard to Annex C, 
Group I, substances (hydrochlorofluorocarbons) . 
Notification history:  
1. G/TBT/N/ECU/87  
2. G/TBT/N/ECU/87/Add.1  
3. G/TBT/N/ECU/87/Add.2  
4. G/TBT/N/ECU/87/Add.3  
5. G/TBT/N/ECU/87/Add.4  
6. G/TBT/N/ECU/87/Add.5  
7. G/TBT/N/ECU/87/Rev.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/394  
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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 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) 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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