G/TBT/N/ECU/289
27 October 2014
(14-6218)  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): 87150010 
and 95030010. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico PRTE INEN 259, "Artículos de puericultura. Andadores"  (Draft 
Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 259, 
"Childcare articles. Baby walkers") (7 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: 
Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Product requirements; Labelling (marking) requirements; Packaging and product information; Conformity assessment tests; Sampling; Reference 
documents; Conformity assessment procedure; Monitoring and inspection authority; 
Penalty regime; Liability of conformity a ssessment bodies; and Review and updating.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified Ecuadorian Technical Regulation establishes safety requirements 
for baby walkers, with a view to preventing risks to human safety, and practices likely to 
mislead users. 
It applies to imported and domestically manufactured sit-in baby walkers, marketed in 
Ecuador, that are made to be used from when a child is able to stand up alone until he can 
walk unaided. G/TBT/N/ECU/289 
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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: PRTE INEN 259, "Artículos de puericultura. 
Andadores"  (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute 
(PRTE INEN) No. 259, "Childcare articles. Baby walkers"); 
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/