G/TBT/N/ECU/443  
24 May 2019  
(19-3611) 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 Pe reira, 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: 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 nat ional tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Saws (HS 
846722)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Segunda Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN  173 (2R) "Sierras 
eléctricas manuales y semifijas"  (Draft second revision (2R) of Ecuadorian Technical 
Regulation PRTE INEN 173, "Hand -held and transportable electric saws") (11 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Ecuadorian Technical Regulation establishes the 
requirements to be met by hand -held and transportable electric saws, prior to the 
marketing of domestic and imported products, with the aim of protecting human safety 
and preventing deceptive practices.  
It applies to th e following products:  
• Hand-held circular saws and bench -mounted hand -held circular saws.  
• Transportable bench saws with a blade not exceeding 315 mm in diameter.  G/TBT/N/ECU/443  
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  • Reciprocating saws (jigsaws and sabre saws).  
• Chain saws for cutting wood.  
• Hand-held band saws.  
• Transportable band saws with a saw band not exceeding 2,700 mm in length and 
band wheels not exceeding 350 mm in diameter.  
• Held-held cut -off machines fitted with one bonded reinforced wheel or one or 
more diamond cut -off wheels.  
• Transportable mitre saws wi th a blade not exceeding 350 mm in diameter.  
• Transportable mitre -bench saws with a blade not exceeding 315 mm in diameter.  
It does not apply to:  
• Saws used for preparing and processing food.  
• Saws used for medical purposes.  
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 references:  
1. IEC 60745 -1:2006, Hand -held motor -operated electric tools - Safety - Part 1 : 
General requirements.  
2. IEC 60745 -2-5:2010, Hand -held motor -operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2 -
5: Particular requirements for circular saws.  
3. IEC 60745 -2-11:2008, Hand -held motor -operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2 -
11: Particular requirements for reciprocating saws (jig and sabre saws).  
4. IEC 60745 -2-13:2006, Hand -held motor -operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2 -
13: Particular requirements for chain saws.  
5. IEC 60745 -2-20:2008, Hand -held motor -operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2 -
20: Particular requirements for band saws.  
6. IEC 60745 -2-22:2011, Hand -held motor -operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2 -
22: Particular requirements for cut -off machines.  
7. IEC 61029 -1:1990, Safety of transportable  motor -operated electric tools - Part 
1: General requirements.  
8. IEC 61029 -2-1:1993, Safety of transportable motor -operated electric tools - Part 
2: Particular requirements for circular saws.  
9. IEC 61029 -2-5:1993, Safety of transportable motor -operated electric tools - Part 
2: Particular requirements for band saws.  
10. IEC 61029 -2-9:1995, Safety of transportable motor -operated electric tools . Part 
2: Particular requirements for mitre saws.  
11. IEC 61029 -2-11:2001, Safety of transportable motor -operated electric tools - 
Part 2 -11: Particular requirements for mitre -bench saws.  
12. 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.  
13. ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and 
calibration laboratories . 
14. ISO/IEC 17050 -1:2004, Conformity assessment - Supplier's declaration of 
conformity - Part 1 : General requirements.  G/TBT/N/ECU/443  
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  15. ISO/IEC 17067:2013, Conformity assessmen t - Fundamentals of product 
certification and guidelines for product certification schemes.  
Notification history:  
1. G/TBT/N/ECU/162  
2. G/TBT/N/ECU/162/Add.1  
3. G/TBT/N/ECU/162/Add.2  
4. G/TBT/N/ECU/162/Add.3  
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  
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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