G/TBT/N/ECU/253  
6 June 2014  
(14-3311)  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) 
Calle Baquerizo Moreno E8-29 y Diego de Almagro Tel.: (+593) 2 250-1885 Fax: (+593) 2 256-7815 
Email: PuntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.normalizacion.gob.ec/  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and 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 la Calidad  (Under-Secretariat for Quality) 
Ministerio de Industrias y Productividad , MIPRO (Ministry of Industry and Productivity) 
Address: Yánez Pinzón N26-12, entre Av. Colón y La Niña Quito, Ecuador Tel.: (+593) 2 394-8760, Ext. 2358 or 2253 
Email: aanrango@mipro.gob.ec  
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): 
9505.10.00.00 and 9505.90.00.00 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
PRTE INEN 135, "Rotulado de Artículos para Fiestas"  (Draft Technical Regulation of the 
Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 135: "Labelling of festive articles") 
(6 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: 
Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Labelling requirements; Sampling; Reference standards to 
be consulted; Conformity assessment procedure; Monitoring and inspection authority; Penalty regime; Liability of conformity a ssessment bodies; and Review and updating. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the labelling requirements for 
domestically manufactured or imported articles for Christmas festivities, carnival and 
other festive events, which are marketed in Ecuador, with a view to preventing risks to human life and the environment, and practices likely to mislead users. 
8. Relevant documents:  G/TBT/N/ECU/253 
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  1. Publication where notice appe ars: http://www.industrias.gob.ec 
http://www.normalizacion.gob.ec/ 
2. Proposal and basic document: Proyecto de PRTE INEN 135, "Rotulado de Artículos para 
Fiestas"  (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE 
INEN) No. 135: "L abelling of festive articles") 
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 30 May 2014. 
Six months as from the date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments: 28 August 2014 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Contact and/or National Enquiry Point: 
Subsecretaría de la Calidad 
Ministerio de Industrias y Productividad, MIPRO 
Address: Yánez Pinzón N26-12, entre Av. Colón y La Niña 
Quito, Ecuador 
Tel.:  (+593) 2 394-8760, Ext. 2358 or 2253 
Email: aanrango@mipro.gob.ec  
mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec 
PuntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec 
Website: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/