G/TBT/N/ECU/96  
22 March 2013  
(13-1593)  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 Quito, Ecuador Tel.: (+593) 2 250-1885 
Fax: (+593) 2 256-7815 
E-mail: pleon@inen.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.inen.gob.ec  
 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail and website addresses, if available) of  agency or authority 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) 
Calle Yánez Pinzón N26-12, entre Av. Colón y La Niña, Edif. Rigel, 4º piso 
Quito, Ecuador 
Tel.: (+593) 2 394-8760, Ext. 2159 or 2358 Fax: (+593) 2 250-4922 
E-mail: abarbosa@mipro.gob.ec ; mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.mipro.gob.ec  
3. Notified under Arti cle 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN wher e applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  3915.90.00 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 074 "Exposición y ensayos de plásticos que 
se degradan en el ambiente mediante procesos térmicos, de foto-oxidación y/o 
biodegradación"  (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute 
(PRTE INEN) No. 074: "Exposing and testing plastics that degrade in the environment by thermal, photo-oxidation and/or biodegradation processes") (6 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Technical Regulation on "Exposing and testing 
plastics that degrade in the environment by thermal, photo-oxidation 
and/or biodegradation processes" covers the following: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; General conditions; Requirements; Regulatory documents consulted or serving as references; Demonstration of compliance with the Ecuadorian Technical Regulation; 
Conformity assessment and certification bodies; Inspection and/or supervisory authority; 
Type of inspection and/or monitoring; Penalty regime; Liability of conformity assessment bodies; and Review and updating.  G/TBT/N/ECU/96 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The notified draft Ecuadorian Technical Regulation establishes the 
methodology and parameters to be used to ev aluate the degradation of plastic materials 
declared to be degradable in a defined disposal environment. It also lays down the minimum requirements regarding the information to be included on the labels of products made from degradable plastic materials. 
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where notice appears: http://www.mipro.gob.ec  and 
http://www.inen.gob.ec ; 
2. Proposal and basic document: PRTE INEN 074 "Especificaciones para la exposición y 
ensayos de plásticos que se degradan en el ambiente mediante procesos térmicos, 
de foto-oxidación y/o biodegradación" (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian 
Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 074: "Exposing and testing plastics that degrade in the environment by th ermal, photo-oxidation and/or 
biodegradation processes"); 
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 20 March 2013. Six months after adoption. 
10. Final date for comments:  18 June 2013 
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 Calle Yánez Pinzón N26-12, entre Av. Colón y La Niña, Edif. Rigel, 4º piso 
Quito, Ecuador 
Tel.: (+593) 2 394-8760; Ext. 2159 or 2358 Fax: (+593) 2 250-4922 
E-mail: abarbosa@mipro.gob.ec ; mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.mipro.gob.ec