G/TBT/N/ECU/493  
4 January  2021 
(21-0067) 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: 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 Qua lity) 
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) : 
8536.69.00.00 --Other 8536.90 -Other apparatus : 8544.42.20.00 ---Other, of copper 
8544.42.90.00 ---Other ; Static converters (HS 850440) ; Lead-acid accumulators (excl. 
spent, as well as accumulators of a kind used for starting piston engines) (HS 850720) ; 
Nickel-cadmium accumulators (excl. spent) (HS 850730 ); Nickel-iron accumulators (excl. 
spent) (HS 850740) ; Electric accumulators (excl. spent and lead -acid, nickel -cadmium, 
nickel -iron, nickel -hydride and lithium -ion accumulators (HS 850780) ; Electrical 
apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circu its, or for making connections to or 
in electrical circuits, for a voltage >1,000 V (excl. fuses ; cut-outs; isolating switches and 
make -and-break switches ; lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors ; 
cabinets and desks for make -and-break s witches, controls, etc., of heading 8537) (HS 
853590) ; Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or 
ships (HS 854430) ; Electric conductors, for a voltage >1,000 V, not elsewhere specified 
or included (HS 854460)  G/TBT/N/ECU/493  
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  5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto del 
Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE I NEN 162  "Accesorios de Carga para Vehículos 
Eléctricos"  (Draft Ecuadorian Technical Regulation PRTE I NEN 162 , "Charging accessories 
for electric vehicles") (13 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation establishes the requirements 
to be met by connectors, chargers, cables and batteries for the charging of electric 
vehicles, prior to th e marketing of domestic and imported products, with the aim of 
protecting human safety and preventing deceptive practices.  
It applies to the following products:  
• Socket outlets, plugs, sockets, connectors, vehicle inlets and cables for 
conductive charging o f electric vehicles and/or plug -in hybrid electric vehicles 
for any supply voltage.  
• Equipment on board or not on board (chargers) for charging electric vehicles 
and/or plug -in hybrid electric vehicles that operate on standardized AC supply 
voltages up to 1 ,000 V, on DC supply voltages up to 1,500 V, and to provide 
electric power for any of the additional services of vehicles if required when 
connected to the power network.  
• Batteries used for the propulsion of electric vehicles, plug -in hybrid electric 
vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles.  
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. 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. IEC 60254 -1:2005, Lead -acid traction batteries - Part 1 : General requirements 
and methods of test.  
3. IEC 60254 -2:2008, Lead -acid traction batteries - Part 2 : Dimensions of cells and 
terminals and marking of polarity on cells.  
4. IEC 61851 -1:2017, Electric vehicle conductive charging system - Part 1 : 
General requirements.  
5. IEC 61851 -21:2001, Electric vehicle conductive charging system - Part 21 : 
Electric vehicle requirements for conductive connection to an a.c./d.c. supply  
6. IEC 61982 :2012, Secondary batteries (except lithium) for the pro pulsion of 
electric road vehicles - Performance and endurance tests.  
7. IEC 61982 -4:2015, Secondary batteries (except lithium) for the propulsion of 
electric road vehicles - Part 4 : Safety requirements of nickel -metal hydride cells 
and modules.  
8. IEC 62196 -1:2014, Plugs, socket -outlets, vehicle connectors and vehicle inlets - 
Conductive charging of electric vehicles - Part 1 : General requirements.  
9. IEC 62196 -2:2016, Plugs, socket -outlets, vehicle connectors and vehicle inlets - 
Conductive charging of electric veh icles - Part 2 : Dimensional compatibility and 
interchangeability requirements for A.C. pin and contact -tube accessories.  
10. IEC 62196 -3:2014, Plugs, socket -outlets, vehicle connectors and vehicle inlets - 
Conductive charging of electric vehicles - Part 3 : Dimensional compatibility and 
interchangeability requirements for d.c and a.c/d.c. pin and contact -tube vehicle 
couplers.  G/TBT/N/ECU/493  
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  11. IEC 62660 -3:2016, Secondary lithium -ion cells for the propulsion of electric 
road vehicles - Part 3 : Safety requirements.  
12. ISO/IEC 17025 :2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and 
calibration laboratories.  
13. ISO/IEC 17050 -1:2004, Conformity assessment - Supplier's declaration of 
conformity - Part 1 : General requirements.  
14. ISO/IEC 17067 :2013, Conformity assessment - Fundamentals of product 
certification and guidelines for product certification schemes.  
9. Proposed date of ad option : 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  (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  
 
www.normalizacion.gob.ec  
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