G/TBT/N/ECU/489  
26 June 2020 
(20-4468) 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:  
Agencia Nacional de Regulacion, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria,  ARCSA (National Agency for 
Sanitary Regulation, Control and Surveillance)  
Ciudadela Samanes, Av . Francisco de Orellana y Av . Paseo del Parque, Bloque 5, 
Guayaquil, Ecuador  
Tel.: (+593 -4) 3727 440  
Website: www.controlsanitario.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 no tification 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)  
Addre ss: 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  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [X], 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) : Scope of 
application : The provisions contained in the notified Sanitary Technical Regulation apply to 
all national or forei gn natural or legal persons located in national territory that 
manufacture, store, package, pack, arrange, assemble, sell, import, distribute or market 
cosmetics containing alcohol or domestic hygiene products with disinfectant properties.  
Sterilization an d disinfection ( ICS 11 .080).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Normativa 
Técnica Sanitaria para la Notificación Sanitaria Obligatoria de Productos Cosméticos 
Antibacteriales que contengan alcohol y productos de higiene do méstica con propiedad 
desinfectante  (Sanitary Technical Regulation governing  the mandatory sanitary notification 
for antibacterial cosmetic products containing alcohol and domestic hygiene products with 
disinfectant properties) (9 pages, in Spanish)  G/TBT/N/ECU/489  
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  6. Description of content:  
Purpose : The aim of the notified Sanitary Technical Regulation is to establish the criteria 
for obtaining the mandatory sanitary notification for antibacterial cosmetic products 
containing alcohol and domestic hygiene products with disinfectant properties, as well as 
for the control and surveillance of such products.  
Scope of application : The provisions contained in the notified Sanitary Technical Regulation 
apply to all national or foreign natural or legal persons located in nationa l territory that 
manufacture, store, package, pack, arrange, assemble, sell, import, distribute or market 
cosmetics containing alcohol or domestic hygiene products with disinfectant properties.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent pr oblems where 
applicable : This measure has been taken in light of the Covid -19 health emergency.  
Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer 
protection ; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
Normative references:  
• Decisión 827 Lineamientos para la elaboración, adopción y aplicación de reglamentos 
técnicos y procedimientos de evaluación de la conformidad en los Países Miembros 
de la Comunidad Andina y a nivel comunitario  
• Decisión 516 "Armonización de Legislaciones en Productos Cosmético"  
• Decisión 706 "Armonización de Legislaciones en Materia de Productos de Higiene 
Doméstica y Productos Absorbentes de Higiene Personal"  
9. Proposed date of adoption : The notified Regulation  shall remain in effect for a period of 
12 months from the date of its signature.  
Proposed date of entry into force : The notified Regulation shall remain in effect for a 
period of 12 months from the date of its signature.  
10. Final date for comments : The notified Regulation shall remain in effect for a period of 12 
months from the date of its signature.  
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  
Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca  (MPCEIP)  
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  
www.controlsanitario.gob.ec  
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