G/TBT/N/ECU/287
27 October 2014
(14-6215)  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:  
Servicio Ecuatoriano de Normalización , SEN (Ecuadorian Standardization Service) 
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) 
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): 85444220, 
85444290 and 85444990. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 257, "Extensiones eléctricas"  (Draft Technical 
Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 257, "Electrical 
extension cords") (6 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content: The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: 
Purpose; Scope; Definitions; 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. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the general requirements to be 
met by electrical extension cords, with a view to preventing risks to human health and 
safety and the environment, and practices likely to mislead users. 
It applies to imported and domestically produced electrical extension cords with an 
operating voltage of up to 600 V a.c., which are marketed in Ecuador. G/TBT/N/ECU/287 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where notice appears: http://www.industrias.gob.ec / 
http://www.normalizacion.gob.ec/ ; 
2. Proposal and basic document: Proyecto de Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE 
INEN 257, "Extensiones eléctricas" (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian 
Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 257, "Electrical extension cords"); 
3. Publication in which Technical Regulati on will be published when adopted: Registro 
Oficial  (Official Journal). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 90 days from 23 October 2014 
Proposed date of entry into force: 180 days from date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments: 21 January 2015 
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 or 2253 Email: mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec ; PuntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/