G/TBT/N/ECU/117  
22 November 2013  
(13-6430)  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 Tel.: (+593) 2 250-1885 Fax: (+593) 2 256-7815 
E-mail: puntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.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 , MIPRO (Ministry of Industry and Productivity) 
Yánez Pinzón N26-12, entre Av. Colón y La Niña Quito, Ecuador Tel.: (+593) 2 394-8760, Ext. 2358 or 2255 
E-mail: puntocontactootcecu@mipro.gob.ec ; mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.industrias.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): 
34.01.11.00, 34.01.19.00, 34.01.19.10, 34.01.19.90, 34.01.20.00, 34.01.30.00, 
34.02.11.10, 34.02.11.90, 34.02.12.10, 34.02.12.90, 34.02.13.10, 34.02.13.90, 
34.02.19.10, 34.02.19.90, 34.02.20.00, and 34.05.40.00. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Reglamento 
Técnico Ecuatoriano de Emergencia RTE INEN 088, "Agentes de Tensión Superficial"  
(Emergency Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (RTE INEN) 
No. 088: "Surface tension agents") (11 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content: The notified emergency Technical Regulation covers the 
following: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; General conditions; Requirements; Labelling 
requirements; Sampling; Conformity assessment tests; Reference documents; Conformity assessment procedure; Monitoring and inspection authority; Penalty regime; 
and Liability of conformity assessment bodies. G/TBT/N/ECU/117 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the requirements to be met by 
surface tension agents intended for use, with a view to preventing risks to human health 
and life and the environment, and practices likely to mislead and harm end-users. 
It applies to the following products that are manufactured in, imported into or marketed 
in Ecuador: 
- Soaps; 
- Detergents; - Scouring powder. 
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where notice appears: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/  
 http://www.inen.gob.ec/ ; 
2. Proposal and basic document: RTE INEN EMERGENTE 088 "Agentes de Tensión 
Superficial"  (Emergency Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute 
(RTE INEN) No. 088: "Surface tension agents"); 
3. Publication in which Technical Regulation will be published when adopted: Registro 
Oficial  (Official Journal) No. 121 of 12 November 2013.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
 
Proposed date of entry into force:   As from date of publication in the 
Registro Oficial  (Official Journal): 12 
November 2013. 
In force.  
10. Final date for comments: Not applicable. 
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:  
Contact and/or National Enquiry Point: 
Subsecretaría de la Calidad 
Ministerio de Industrias y Productividad, MIPRO 
Yánez Pinzón N26-12, entre Av. Colón y La Niña Quito, Ecuador 
Tel.: (+593) 2 394-8760, Ext. 2358 or 2255 
E-mail: puntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec ; mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/