G/TBT/N/ECU/111  
19 November 2013  
(13-6356)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización, INEN (Ecuadorian Standardization Institute) 
Baquerizo E8-29 y Almagro Fax: (593-2) 2567815 Tel.: (593-2) 2501885 
Fax: (593-2) 2567815 
E-mail: aortiz@inen.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.inen.gob.ec  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail and 
website addresses, if availa ble) of agency or author ity designated to handle 
comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if di fferent from above:  
Subsecretaría de la Calidad  (Under-Secretariat for Quality) 
Ministerio de Industrias y Productividad  (Ministry of Industry and Productivity, MIPRO) 
Yánez Pinzón N26-12, entre Av. Colón y La Niña Quito, Ecuador 
Tel.: (593-2) 3948760, Ext. 2358 
E-mail: mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec ; PuntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.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): 
3303.00.00.00, 3304.10.00.00, 3304.20.00.00, 3304.30.00.00, 3304.91.00.00, 
3305.10.00.00, 3305.20.00.00, 3305.30.00.00, 3305.90.00.00, 3306.10.00.00, 3306.90.00.00, 3307.10.00.00, 3307.20.00.00, 3307.30.00.00, and 3307.90.90.00. 
Perfumes and toilet waters (HS 330300); Lip make-up preparations (HS 330410); Eye 
make-up preparations (HS 330420); Manicure or pedicure preparations (HS 330430); 
Powders, whether or not compressed (HS 330491); Shampoos (HS 330510); Preparations for permanent waving or straightening (HS 330520); Hair lacquers (HS 
330530); Other (HS 330590); Dentifrices (HS 330610); Other (HS 330690); Pre-shave, 
shaving or after-shave preparations (HS 330710); Personal deodorants and antiperspirants (HS 330720); Perfumed bath salts and other bath preparations (HS 
330730); Other (HS 330790). 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano RTE INEN 093, "Productos Cosméticos"  (Draft Technical 
Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (RTE INEN) No. 093, "Cosmetics") (10 pages, in Spanish)  G/TBT/N/ECU/111 
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  6. Description of content: The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: 
Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Product requirements; Labelling requirements; Sampling; 
Conformity assessment tests; Reference documents; Conformity assessment procedure; 
Monitoring and inspection authority; Penalty regime; Liability of conformity assessment bodies; and Review and updating. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified draft Technical Regulation establishes the requirements to be 
met by cosmetics, with a view to protecting human life, health and safety and the 
environment, and preventing practices likely to mislead users. 
It applies to cosmetics manufactured in, imported into or marketed in Ecuador. 
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where notice appears: 
http://www.industrias.gob.ec ; http://www.inen.gob.ec  
2. Proposal and basic document: Proyecto de Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano RTE 
INEN 093, "Productos Cosméticos"  (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian 
Standardization Institute (RTE INEN) No. 093, "Cosmetics") 
3. Publication in which Technical Regulation will be published when adopted: 
Registro Oficial  (Official Journal).  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
 
Proposed date of entry into force:   90 days from 12 November 2013. 
Six months after adoption.  
10. Final date for comments: 10 February 2014 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Subsecretaría de la Calidad 
Ministerio de Industrias y Productividad (MIPRO) 
Yánez Pinzón N26-12, entre Av. Colón y La Niña 
Quito, Ecuador Tel.: (593-2) 3948760, Ext. 2358 
E-mail: mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec ; PuntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.industrias.gob.ec