G/TBT/N/ECU/109  
14 November 2013  
(13-6293)  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): 
8481.10.00.00, 8481.20.00.00, 8481.30.00.00, 8481.80.10.00, 8481.80.20.00, 
8481.80.30.00, 8481.80.40.00, 8481.80.51.00, 8481.80.59.00, 8481.80.70.00, 
8481.80.80.00, 8481.80.91.00 and 8481.90.10.00. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano RTE INEN 090 "Válvulas Reductoras de Presión"  
(Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) 
No. 090: "Pressure-reducing valves") (16 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: 
Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Classification; General conditions; 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. G/TBT/N/ECU/109 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the requirements to be met 
by water pressure-reducing valves and combination water pressure-reducing valves, 
with a view to preventing risks to human sa fety and life, and practices likely to mislead 
or confuse consumers. 
It applies to water pressure-reducing valves and combination water pressure-reducing 
valves that are produced in, imported into, or marketed in Ecuador, with nominal 
diameters from DN 8 to DN 100, for input pressures not exceeding 1.6 MPa and water temperatures not exceeding 30ºC and 80ºC for cold and hot water 
applications, respectively. 
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where notice appears: http://www.industrias.gob.ec  and 
http://www.inen.gob.ec ; 
2. Proposal and basic document: PRTE INEN 090 "Válvulas reductoras de presión" 
(Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute 
(PRTE INEN) No. 090: "Pressure-reducing valves"); 
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 from 12 November 2013. 
Six months after adoption. 
10. Final date for comments: 10 February 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