G/TBT/N/ECU/320  
8 October 2015  
(15-5240)  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) 2501885 Fax: (+593-2) 2567815 
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) 3948760, Ext. 2358 or 2255 
Email: PuntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec /mmartinez@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): 84713000, 
84714100, 84714900, 84715000, 84716020, 84716090, 84718000 and 84719000. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico PRTE INEN 128 "Computadoras y sus periféricos de entrada y de 
salida"  (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) 
No. 128, "Computers and input and output peripherals") (9 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: 
Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Product requir ements; Marking and instruction 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/320 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: This Technical Regulation establishes the general safety and energy efficiency 
requirements to be met by computers and input and output peripherals with a rated 
voltage not exceeding 600 V, with a view to protecting human life and preventing practices likely to mislead users. 
It applies to the following computers and input and output peripherals marketed in 
Ecuador, whether imported or domestically manufactured: 
 Computers 
  Desktop computers 
  Integrated desktop computers 
  Laptop computers 
  All-in-one laptop computers 
  Workstation computers 
  Thin client computers 
 Input and output peripherals 
  External displays or monitors 
  Keyboards 
  Mice 
The notified Technical Regulation also applies to the motherboards or mainboards of 
computers in CKD form. 
8. Relevant documents:  
 Publication where notice appears: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/ / 
http://www.normalizacion.gob.ec/  
 Proposal and basic document: P r o y e c t o  d e  R e g l a m e n t o  T é c n i c o  P R T E  I N E N  1 2 8  
"Computadoras y sus periféricos de entrada y de salida"  (Draft Technical Regulation 
of the Ecuadorian Standardization Instit ute (PRTE INEN) No. 128, "Computers and 
input/output peripherals") 
 Publication in which Technical Regulation will be published when adopted: Registro 
Oficial  (Official Journal). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 90 days from 5 October 2015. 
Proposed date of entry into force: 180 days from date of adoption.  
10. Final date for comments: 3 January 2016 
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: 
Marlon Martínez 
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) 3948760, Ext. 2358 or 2255 Email: PuntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec /mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/  
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