G/TBT/N/ECU/107  
14 November 2013  
(13-6291)  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 Email: aortiz@inen.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.inen.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) 
Yánez Pinzón N26-12, entre Av. Colón y La Niña 
Quito, Ecuador Tel.: +593 2 394-8760, Ext. 2358 Email: 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): 
2004.90.00 and 2004.10.00. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 085 "PAPAS (PATATAS) Fritas congeladas " 
(Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) 
No. 085: "Frozen chips (French fries)") (7 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: 
Purpose; Scope; Definitions; General conditions; Product presentation; 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. G/TBT/N/ECU/107 
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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 frozen chips (French fries), with a view to preventing risks to human health and life, 
and practices likely to mislead consumers. 
It applies to "quickly frozen chips (French fries)" that are produced in, imported into 
or marketed in Ecuador. 
This product is intended for direct consumption without further processing, 
except repacking, if required. 
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where notice appears: http://www.industrias.gob.ec and 
http://www.inen.gob.ec ; 
2. Proposal and basic document: PRTE INEN 085 "Papas (patatas) fritas congeladas" 
(Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 085: "Frozen chips (French fries)") ; 
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 11 November 2013. 
Six months after adoption. 
10. Final date for comments: 9 February 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 Yánez Pinzón N26-12, entre Av. Colón y La Niña Quito, Ecuador 
Tel.: +593 2 394-8760, Ext. 2358 
Email:  mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec ; 
PuntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.industrias.gob.ec