G/TBT/N/ECU/363  
11 April 2019  
(19-2401) Page: 1/4 
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 government involved (Articles 3.2  and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Servicio Ecuatoriano de Normalización , INEN (Ecuadorian Standardization Service)  
Calle Baquerizo Moreno E8 -29 y Diego de Almagro  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3825960 to 90  
Website: http://www.normalizacion.gob.ec/  
Name and address (including telephone 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 Calidad  (Under -Secretariat for Quality)  
Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca , MPCEIP (Ministry of 
Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries)  
Address : Av. Amazonas entre Unión Nacional de Periodistas y Alfonso Pereira, Piso 8, 
Bloque amarillo  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948760, Ext. 2254 - 2272 
Email:  
puntocontactoOTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
puntocontactoOT CECU@gmail.com  
aramon@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
jsanchez@produccion.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) : - Tubes, 
pipes and hoses, rigid : (HS 39172) ; - Other tubes, pipes and hoses : (HS 39173) ; - Fittings 
(HS 391740)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Segunda Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 030 (2R) "Tubos y 
Accesorios Plásticos de Poli (Cloruro de Vinilo) (PVC), Polietileno (PE), Polipropileno (PP) 
y Poliéster Reforzado Con Fibra de Vidrio (PRFV o GRP)"  (Draft second revision (2R) of 
Ecuadorian St andardization Institute Technical Regulation PRTE INEN No. 030 "Poly(vinyl 
chloride) (PVC), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and glass -reinforced polyester 
(GRP) tubes, pipes, hoses and fittings") (14 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation establishes the requirements 
to be met by poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and glass -
reinforced polyester (GRP) tubes, pipes, hoses and fittings, prior to the marketing of G/TBT/N/ECU/363  
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  domestic and importe d products, with the aim of protecting human safety and health, 
and preventing misleading practices.  
The notified Technical Regulation applies to the following products:  
• Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) pipes and fittings;  
o Rigid, unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC -U) tubes, pipes, hoses and 
fittings;  
o Oriented poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC -O) tubes, pipes, hoses and joints;  
o Chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC -C) tubes, pipes, hoses and fittings;  
• Polyethylene (PE) pipes and fittings;  
o Polyethylene (PE) tub es, pipes, hoses and fittings;  
o Cross -linked polyethylene (PEX) tubes, pipes, hoses and fittings;  
o Raised -temperature -resistance polyethylene (PE -RT) tubes, pipes, hoses 
and fittings;  
• Polypropylene (PP) pipes and fittings;  
• Pipes and fittings of unsaturated p olyester (UP) resin -based glass -reinforced 
polyester (GRP).  
The notified Technical Regulation does not apply to:  
Plastic tubes, pipes, hoses and fittings intended for use in fire -fighting systems.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information ; labelling ; prevention of misleading practices ; 
consumer protection ; protection of human health and safety.  
8. Relevant documents:  
Regulatory references:  
1. ISO 1452 -2:2009, Plastics piping systems for water supply and for buried and 
above -ground drainage and sewerage under pressure - Unplasticized poly(vinyl 
chloride) (PVC -U) - Part 2 : Pipes; 
2. ISO 1452 -3:2009, Plastics piping systems for water supply and for buried and 
above -ground drainage and sewerage under pressure - Unplasticized poly(vinyl 
chloride) (PVC -U) - Part 3 : Fittings;  
3. ISO 2859 -1:1999+Amd 1:2011, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes 
- Part 1 : Sampling schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot -by-
lot inspection;  
4. ISO 4427-2:2007, Plastics piping systems - Polyethylene (PE) pipes and fittings 
for water supply - Part 2 : Pipes; 
5. ISO 4427 -3:2007, Plastics piping systems - Polyethylene (PE) pipes and fittings 
for water supply - Part 3 : Fittings;  
6. ISO 8773:2006, Plastics pipi ng systems for non -pressure underground drainage 
and sewerage - Polypropylene (PP);  
7. ISO 8779:2010, Plastics piping systems - Polyethylene (PE) pipes for irrigation - 
Specifications;  
8. ISO 10467:2018, Plastics piping systems for pressure and non -pressure drainage 
and sewerage - Glass -reinforced thermosetting plastics (GRP) systems based on 
unsaturated polyester (UP) resin;  
9. ISO 10639:2017, Plastics piping systems for pressure and non -pressure water 
supply - Glass -reinforced thermosetting plastics ( GRP) systems based on 
unsaturated polyester (UP) resin;  G/TBT/N/ECU/363  
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  10. ISO 15874 -2:2013, Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations - 
Polypropylene (PP) - Part 2 : Pipes; 
11. ISO 15874 -3:2013, Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations - 
Polypropylene (PP) - Part 3 : Fittings;  
12. ISO 15875 -2:2003, Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations - 
Crosslinked polyethylene (PE -X) - Part 2 : Pipes; 
13. ISO 15875 -3:2003, Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations - 
Cross linked polyethylene (PE -X) - Part 3 : Fittings;  
14. ISO 15877 -2:2009, Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations - 
Chlorinated poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC -C) - Part 2 : Pipes; 
15. ISO 15877 -3:2009, Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water inst allations - 
Chlorinated poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC -C) - Part 3 : Fittings;  
16. ISO 16422:2014, Pipes and joints made of oriented unplasticized poly (vinyl 
chloride) (PVC -O) for the conveyance of water under pressure - Specifications;  
17. ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General  requirements for the competence of testing and 
calibration laboratories;  
18. ISO/IEC 17050 -1:2004, Conformity assessment -- Supplier's declaration of 
conformity -- Part 1 : General requirements;  
19. ISO/IEC 17067:2013, Conformity assessment -- Fundamentals of prod uct 
certification and guidelines for product certification schemes;  
20. ISO 22391 -2:2009, Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations - 
Polyethylene of raised temperature resistance (PE -RT) - Part 2 : Pipes; 
21. ISO 22391 -3:2009, Plastics piping sy stems for hot and cold water installations - 
Polyethylene of raised temperature resistance (PE -RT) - Part 3 : Fittings;  
22. Norma NTE INEN 1333 (1R):2013, Tubería plástica . Tubería de cloruro de 
polivinilo . Terminología ; 
23. Norma NTE INEN 1373 (4R):2017, Tubería p lástica . Tubos y accesorios de poli 
(cloruro de vinilo) (PVC) no plastificado para presión . Requisitos ; 
24. Norma NTE INEN 1374 (2R):2009, Tubería plástica . Tubería de PVC rígido para 
usos sanitarios en sistemas a gravedad . Requisitos ; 
25. Norma NTE INEN 1744 (1R) :2009, Tubos de polietileno para conducción de agua 
a presión . Requisitos ; 
26. Norma NTE INEN 1869 (1R):1999, Tubos de cloruro de polivinilo rígido (PVC) para 
canalizaciones telefónicas y eléctricas . Requisitos ; 
27. Norma NTE INEN 2059 (4R):2010, Tubos perfilados de PVC rígido de pared 
estructurada e interior lisa y accesorios para alcantarillado . Requisitos ; 
28. Norma NTE INEN 2227:1999, Tubos de cloruro de polivinilo rígido (PVC) de pared 
estructurada e interior lisa y accesorios para canalizaciones telefónicas y 
eléctricas . Requisitos ; 
29. Norma NTE INEN 2360 (1R):2013, Tubos de polietileno (PE) de pared 
estructurada e interior lisa para alcantarillado . Requisitos e inspección ; 
30. Norma NTE INEN 2474 : 2009, Tubería plástica . Tubos de PVC rígido para uso en 
ventilación de si stemas sanitarios . Requisitos ; 
31. Norma NTE INEN 2497:2009, Tubería plástica . Tubos de PVC rígido unión por 
rosca, para conducción de agua a presión . Cédula 80 . Requisitos ; 
32. Norma . NTE INEN 2955:2017, Tubería plástica . Tubos de polipropileno (PP) para 
unión po r rosca en sistemas de conducción de agua fría y caliente a presión . 
Requisitos ; G/TBT/N/ECU/363  
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  33. 6.33 ASTM F1055 -16a:2016, Standard Specification for Electrofusion Type 
Polyethylene Fittings for Outside Diameter Controlled Polyethylene and 
Crosslinked Polyethylene (PEX) P ipe and Tubing.  
TRACEABILITY:  
1. G/TBT/N/ECU/28  
2. G/TBT/N/ECU/28/Add.1  
3. G/TBT/N/ECU/28/Add.2  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 165 days from the date of notification  
Proposed date of entry into force : 180 days from date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Contact and/or National Enquiry Point:  
Subsecretaría de Calidad  
Ministerio de Producción, Comercio, Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca (MPCEIP)  
Address : Av. Amazonas entre Unión Nacional de Periodistas y Alfonso Pereira, Piso 8, 
Bloque amarillo  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948760, Ext. 2254 - 2272 
Email:  
puntocontactoOTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
puntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com  
aramon@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
jsanchez@produccion.gob.ec  
http://www.normalizacion.gob.ec/  
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