G/TBT/N/ECU/270  
7 July 2014  
(14-3863)  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 telephon e 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 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: 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): 
4412.10.00, 4412.31.00, 4412.32.00, and 4412.39.00. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de PRTE 
INEN 243, "Tableros de madera contrachapada"  (Draft Technical Regulation of the 
Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 243: "Plywood panels") (6 pages, in 
Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: 
Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Classification; 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/270 
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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 
plywood panels for general and structural use, with a view to preventing risks to human 
safety and practices likely to mislead users during the handling and use of such products. 
It applies to domestically manufactured or imported plywood panels marketed in Ecuador. 
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where notice appears: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/  / 
http://www.normalizacion.gob/  
2. Proposal and basic document: Proyecto de PRTE INEN 243, "Tableros de madera 
contrachapada"  (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute 
(PRTE INEN) No. 243: "Plywood panels") 
3. Publication in which Technical Regulation will be published when adopted: Registro 
Oficial  (Official Journal) 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 90 days from 27 June 2014 
Proposed date of entry into force: 90 days after adoption and publication in the Official 
Journal  
10. Final date for comments: 25 September 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: mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec  / PuntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/