G/TBT/N/ECU/104  
30 October 2013  
(13-5981)  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: aortiz@inen.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 
E-mail: 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): 
8504.21.19.00; 8504.21.90.00; 8504.22.10.00; 8504.22.90.00; 8504.32.10.00; 
8504.32.90.00; 8504.33.00.00; 8504.34.10.00; and 8504.34.20.00 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 012, "Transformadores de distribución"  
(Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 
012, "Distribution transformers") (15 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content: The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: 
Purpose; Scope; Definitions; General conditions; Requirements; Labelling requirements; 
Conformity assessment tests; Reference standards and standards consulted; Conformity assessment procedure; Monitoring and inspection authority; Penalty regime; Liability of 
conformity assessment bodies; and Review and updating. G/TBT/N/ECU/104 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified draft Technical Regulation establishes the requirements to be 
met by distribution transforme rs immersed in PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl)-free oil and 
dry-type distribution transformers, with a view to preventing risks to human life and safety and the environment, and practices likely to mislead users of electrical energy. 
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where notice appear s: http://www.industrias.gob.ec and 
http://www.inen.gob.ec/ ; 
2. Proposal and basic document: PRTE INEN 012 "Transformadores de distribución"  
(Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 012, "Distribution transformers"); 
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 as from 25 October 2013 
Six months after adoption  
10. Final date for comments: 23 January 2014 
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 E-mail: mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec ; PuntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/