G/TBT/N/ECU/378  
24 April 2019 
(19-2714) Page: 1/4 
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 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: 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 national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Paints and 
varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically 
modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non -aqueous medium ; solutions 
as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter (HS 3208) ; Paints and varnishes (including enamels 
and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, 
dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium (HS 3209) ; Other paints and varnishes 
(including enamels, la cquers and distempers) ; prepared water pigments of a kind used 
for finishing leather (HS 3210) ; Other (HS 321290) ; Colours in sets (HS 321310) ; 
Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics ; 
painters' fillings (HS 321410) ; Other (HS 390799)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Segunda Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 061 (2R) "Pinturas" 
(Draft second revision (2R) of Ecuadorian Standardization Institut e Technical Regulation 
(PRTE INEN) No. 061 "Paints") (23 pages, in Spanish)  G/TBT/N/ECU/378  
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  6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation establishes the requirements 
to be met by paints, prior to the marketing of domestic and imported products, with the 
aim of protecting human safety and health, and preventing misleading practices.  
The notified Technical Regulation applies to the following products:  
• Anti-corrosion paint ; Alkyd gloss enamel;  
• Architectural paints, ; Water-based emulsion paints (latex);  
• Paints . Synthetic alkyd enamel for household use;  
• Paints . Synthetic alkyd enamel for vehicles;  
• Paints . Nitrocellulose base coats for repainting in the motor vehicle industry;  
• Paints . Anti-corrosion alkyd vehicle primers;  
• Paints . Anti-corrosion epoxy vehicle primers;  
• Paints . Acrylic lacquers for repainting vehicles;  
• Paints . Acid-catalysed clear or matt lacquers for wood finishing;  
• Paints . Nitrocellulose lacquers for wood finishing;  
• Paints . Nitrocellulose lacquers for repainting vehicles;  
• Paints . Nitrocellulose  and polyester fillers;  
• Paints . Anti-corrosion coatings for high temperatures;  
• Paints . Sandable nitrocellulose sealant for wood;  
• Paints for traffic signs;  
• Paints for use by children and in schools.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information ; labelling ; prevention of misleading practices ; 
consumer protection ; protection of human health and safety.  
8. Relevant documents:  
Regulatory references:  
1. ISO 2859 -1:1999+Amd 1:2011, Sampling procedure s for inspection by attributes 
- Part 1 : Sampling schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot -by-
lot inspection;  
2. ISO 3233 -3:2015, Paints and varnishes -- Determination of the percentage 
volume of non -volatile matter -- Part 3 : Determination by calculation from the 
non-volatile -matter content determined in accordance with ISO 3251, the density 
of the coating material and the density of the solvent in the coating material;  
3. ISO 4618:2014, Paints and varnishes -- Terms and definitions;  
4. ISO 16474 -3:2013, Paints and varnishes -- Methods of exposure to laboratory 
light sources -- Part 3 : Fluorescent UV lamps;  
5. ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and 
calibration laboratories;  
6. ISO/IEC 17050 -1:2004, Conformity assessmen t - Supplier's declaration of 
conformity - Part 1 : General requirements;  
7. ISO/IEC 17067:2013, Conformity assessment - Fundamentals of product 
certification and guidelines for product certification schemes;  
8. ASTM D1535 -14:2018, Standard Practice for Specifyin g Color by the Munsell 
System;  
9. ASTM D3335 -85a:2014, Standard Test Method for Low Concentrations of Lead, 
Cadmium, and Cobalt in Paint by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy;  G/TBT/N/ECU/378  
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  10. ASTM D4061 -13:2018, Standard Test Method for Retroreflectance of Horizontal 
Coatings;  
11. ASTM E1347 -06:2015, Standard Test Method for Color and Color -Difference 
Measurement by Tristimulus Colorimetry;  
12. ASTM G154 -16:2016, Standard Practice for Operating Fluorescent Ultraviolet 
(UV) Lamp Apparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials;  
13. World Heal th Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme, 
Operational Framework, Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint, March 2 011; 
14. Colombian Technical Standard NTC ICONTEC 957:1997, Práctica para ensayar la 
resistencia al agua de los recubrimientos en humedad relativa del 100% ; 
15. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 1001:1983, Pinturas y productos afines . 
Determinación de la dureza de película . Método del lápiz ; 
16. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 1003(1R):2016, Pinturas y productos 
afines . Determinación del brillo especular ; 
17. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 1006(1R):1998, Pinturas y productos 
afines . Determinación de adherencia mediante prueba de la cinta ; 
18. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 1011(1R):2015, Pinturas y productos 
afines . Determinación de los tiempos de secado ; 
19. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 1013(1R):2016, Pinturas, barnices y 
productos afines . Determinación de la viscosidad . Métodos de ensayo ; 
20. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 1024(2R):2016, Pinturas y produ ctos 
afines . Determinación de la materia no volátil y volátiles totales ; 
21. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 1040:1983, Pintura anticorrosiva . 
Ensayo de la resistencia a las altas temperaturas ; 
22. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 1042(4R):2009, Pintu ras para 
señalamiento de tráfico . Requisitos ; 
23. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 1043(1R):2001, Pinturas . Imprimantes 
anticorrosivos con vehículo alquídico . Requisitos ; 
24. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 1044(1R):2001, Pinturas . 
Recubrimientos anti corrosivos para altas temperaturas . Requisitos ; 
25. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 1046(1R):2001, Pinturas . Imprimantes 
anticorrosivos con vehículo epóxico . Requisitos ; 
26. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 1540(1R):2016, Pinturas, barnices y 
productos afines . Determinación de la resistencia a la estabilidad acelerada . 
Método de ensayo ; 
27. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 1542(1R):2016, Pinturas 
arquitectónicas . Determinación de la resistencia a la a brasión húmeda 
(restregado) ; 
28. Ecuadorian Technical Standard  NTE INEN 1543(2R):2016, Pinturas 
arquitectónicas . Determinación de la lavabilidad ; 
29. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 1544(3R):2018, Pinturas 
arquitectónicas . Pintura en emulsión base agua (lát ex). Requisitos ; 
30. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2093:1998, Pinturas y productos afines . 
Determinación de plomo total método de espectrometría por absorción atómica ; 
31. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2094(1R):2013, Pinturas . Esmaltes 
alquídicos  sintéticos para uso doméstico . Requisitos ; 
32. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2095(1R):2017, Pinturas . Esmaltes 
alquídicos modificados para vehículos . Requisitos ; 
33. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2268:2001, Pinturas y productos afines . 
Determina ción del comportamiento en cámara salina ; G/TBT/N/ECU/378  
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  34. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2274:2001, Pinturas y productos afines . 
Determinación de la lijabilidad ; 
35. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2278:2001, Pinturas y productos afines . 
Determinación del contenido de formol ; 
36. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2280:2001, Pinturas . Lacas 
nitrocelulósicas para repintado de vehículos . Requisitos ; 
37. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2281:2001, Pinturas . Lacas acrílicas 
para repintado de vehículos . Requis itos; 
38. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2282:2001, Pinturas . Sellador 
nitrocelulósico lijable para madera . Requisitos ; 
39. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2283:2001, Lacas nitrocelulósicas para 
acabados sobre madera . Requisitos ; 
40. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2284(2R):2018, Pinturas . Lacas 
catalizadas al ácido, transparentes brillantes o mates para acabados sobre 
madera . Requisitos ; 
41. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2285:2001, Pinturas . Barnices 
alquídicos de secamiento al aire . Requisitos ; 
42. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2286:2001, Pinturas . Fondos 
nitrocelulósicos para repintado en la industria automotriz . Requisitos ; 
43. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2287:2001, Pinturas . Masillas 
nitrocelulósicas y de poliéster . Requisitos . 
TRACEABILITY:  
1. G/TBT/N/ECU/77  
2. G/TBT/N/ECU/77/Add.1  
3. G/TBT/N/ECU/77/Add.2  
4. G/TBT/N/ECU/77/Add.3  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 165 days from the date of notification  
Proposed date of entry into force : 180 days from date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of 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 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  
puntocontactoOT CECU@gmail.com  
aramon@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
jsanchez@produccion.gob.ec  
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