G/TBT/N/ECU/372/Rev.1  
28 October  2019 
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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.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) : 
6907.21.00 -- Of a water absorption  coefficient by weight not exceeding 0.5% ; 
6907.22.00 -- Of a water absorption coefficient by weight exceeding 0.5% but not 
exceeding 10% ; 6907.23.00 -- Of a water absorption coefficient by weight exceeding 
10%; Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar  refractory ceramic constructional goods, 
other than those of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earths (HS 6902) ; Ceramic 
tiles ( ICS 91 .100.23)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Tercera Revisión del RTE I NEN 033  (3R) "Baldosas Cerámicas" (Draft third revision (3R) 
of RTE INEN No. 033 "Ceramic tiles") (14 pages, in Spanish)  G/TBT/N/ECU/372/Rev.1  
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  6. Description of content : The notified Ecuadorian Technical Regulation establishes the 
requirements to be met by ce ramic tiles, prior to the marketing of domestic and imported 
products, with the aim of preventing deceptive practices.  
It applies to the following products:  
Ceramic tiles listed in annexes A to M of ISO 13006 : 
Annex:  Type of tile  
Annex A  Extruded ceramic tiles - Group AI b, 0.5% < E v ≤ 3%  
Annex B  Extruded ceramic tiles - Group AII a-1, 3% < E v ≤ 6%  
Annex C  Extruded ceramic tiles - Group AII a-2, 3% < E v ≤ 6%  
Annex D  Extruded ceramic tiles - Group AII b-1, 6% < E v ≤ 10%  
Annex E  Extruded ceramic tiles - Group AII b-2, 6% < E v ≤ 10%  
Annex F  Extruded ceramic tiles - Group AIII, E v > 10%  
Annex G  Dry-pressed ceramic tiles - Group BI a, Ev ≤ 0.5%  
Annex H  Dry-pressed ceramic tiles - Group BI b, 0.5%  < E v ≤ 3%  
Annex J  Dry-pressed ceramic tiles - Group BII a, 3% < E v ≤ 6%  
Annex K  Dry-pressed ceramic tiles - Group BII b, 6% < E v ≤ 10%  
Annex L  Dry-pressed ceramic tiles - Group BIII, E v > 10%  
Annex M  Extruded ceramic tiles - Group AI a, Ev ≤ 0.5%  
It does not apply to:  
Ceramic tiles manufactured using a process other than the normal extrusion or dry -
pressing process.  
It does not apply to decorative accessories or trims such as borders, corners, skirting 
boards, cornices, ceramic beads, stairs, curved tiles and other acce ssory pieces or 
mosaics (that is, any piece that can fit into an area of 49 cm2). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents : Normative references:  
1. 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;  
2. ISO 10545 -1:2014, Ceramic tiles - Part 1 : Sampling and basis for acceptance;  
3. ISO 10545 -2:2018, Ceramic tiles - Part 2 : Determination of dimensions and surface 
quality;  
4. ISO 10545 -3:2018, Ceramic tiles - Part 3 : Determination of water absorption, 
apparent porosity, apparent relative density and bulk densit y; 
5. ISO 10545 -4:2019, Ceramic tiles - Part 4 : Determination of modulus of rupture 
and breaking strength;  
6. ISO 10545 -6:2010, Ceramic tiles - Part 6 : Determination of resistance to deep 
abrasion for unglazed tiles;  
7. ISO 10545 -7:1996, Ceramic tiles - Part 7: Determination of resistance to surface 
abrasion for glazed tiles;  G/TBT/N/ECU/372/Rev.1  
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  8. ISO 10545 -11:1994, Ceramic tiles - Part 11 : Determination of crazing resistance 
for glazed tiles;  
9. ISO 10545 -13:2016, Ceramic tiles - Part 13 : Determination of chemical resistance ; 
10. ISO 10545 -14:2015, Ceramic tiles - Part 14 : Determination of resistance to stains;  
11. ISO 13006 :2018, Ceramic tiles - Definitions, classification, characteristics and 
marking;  
12. ISO/IEC 17067 :2013, Conformity assessment - Fundamentals of product 
certification and guidelines for product certification schemes;  
13. European Standard EN 14411:2016, Ceramic tiles - Definitions, classification, 
characteristics, assessment and verification of constancy of performance and marking.  
Notification history:  
1. G/TBT/N/ECU/372  
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 [ ] 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 Pro ducción, 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  
www.normalizacion. gob.ec  
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