G/TBT/N/ECU/398  
30 April 2019  
(19-2972) 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: 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 A lfonso 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) : Hydraulic 
brake fluids and other prepared liquids for hydraulic transmission, not containing or 
containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous 
minerals (HS 3819)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Segunda Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 031 (2R) "Líquido de 
frenos para sistemas hidráulicos"  (Draft second revision (2R) of Ecuadorian Technical 
Regulation PR TE INEN No. 031 "Brake fluid for hydraulic systems") (10 pages, in Spanish)  G/TBT/N/ECU/398  
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  6. Description of content : The notified Ecuadorian Technical Regulation establishes the 
requirements to be met by non -petroleum -based brake fluids used in road -vehicle 
hydraulic brake and clutch systems, prior to the marketing of domestic and imported 
products, with the aim of protecting human safety and preventing deceptive practices.  
It applies to:  
Non-petroleum -based brake fluids for hydraulic systems of the following classes:  
• Class 3  
• Class 4  
• Class 5 -1 
• Class 6  
It does not apply to:  
• Petroleum -based brake fluids.  
• Silicone -based brake fluids.  
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. ISO 3871:2000, Road vehicles - Labelling of containers for petroleum -based or 
non-petroleum -based brake fluid.  
3. ISO 4925:2005, Road vehicles - Specification of non -petroleum -base brake fluids 
for hydraulic systems.  
4. ISO 9128:2006, Road vehicles - Graphical symbols to designate brake fluid types.  
5. ISO/IEC 17050 -1:2004, Conformity assessment - Supplier's declaration of 
conformity - Part 1 : General requirements.  
6. ISO/IEC 17067:2013, Con formity assessment - Fundamentals of product 
certification and guidelines for product certification schemes.  
Notification history:  
1. G/TBT/N/ECU/29  
2. G/TBT/N/ECU/29/Add.1  
3. G/TBT/N/ECU/29/Add.2  
4. G/TBT/N/ECU/29/Add.3  
5. G/TBT/N/ECU/29/Corr.1  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 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  G/TBT/N/ECU/398  
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  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  
puntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com  
aramon@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
jsanchez@produccion.gob.ec  
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