G/TBT/N/ECU/496  
6 January  2021 
(21-0194) 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:  
Mr Juan Yavirac Pazos Carrillo, Executive Director, National Traffic Agency  
Ms Sandra Maritza Ron Delgado, Director, Regulation of Land Transport, Traffic and 
Road Safety  
National Agency for the Regulation and Control of Land Transport, Traffic and Road 
Safety  
Av. Antonio José de Sucre y José Sánchez  
PBX (593) Pichincha (02) 3 -828-890 
Website : www.ant.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:  
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 [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) : Vehicles 
other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS : 87) 
5. Title, number  of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PROYECTO DE 
INSTRUCTIVO PARA LA IMPLEMENTACIÓN DEL ETIQUETADO VEHICULAR (Draft Directive 
on the implementation of vehicle labelling) (27 pages, in Spanish)  G/TBT/N/ECU/496  
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  6. Description of content : The purpose of the n otified Directive is to establish the 
requirements and procedures governing the implementation of vehicle labelling, providing 
consumer information on aspects of safety, pollutant emissions and energy efficiency, as 
a tool for making an informed purchase.  
This Directive is binding for marketers under the responsibility of the brand representative 
and applies to all new vehicles corresponding to vehicle categories M1 and N1 as defined 
in Standard NTE I NEN 2656  that are displayed and promoted before being pla ced on the 
market, i.e. all vehicles that have the single vehicle type approval certificate (CUHV) for 
the said categories.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling  
8. Relevant documents : - 
9. Proposed date of adoption : 30 days from notification or thereafter  
Proposed date of entry into force : 12 months after adoption, signature and publication 
of the Directive  
10. Final date for comments : 1 February 2 021 (requested by National Traffic Agency)  
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 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:  
puntocontacto -OTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
puntoconta ctoOTCECU@gmail.com  
jmarino@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
jsanchezc@produccion.gob.ec  
 
www.ant.gob.ec  
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