G/TBT/N/ECU/280  
2 October 2014  
(14-5550)  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): 85442000, 
85444210, 85444220, 85444290, 85444910 and 85444990. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico PRTE INEN 098, "Cables para transmisión de voz y datos"  (Draft 
Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 098, 
"Voice and data cables") (8 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: 
Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Requirements; Labelling requirements; Conformity assessment tests; Sampling; Reference documents; Conformity assessment procedure; 
Monitoring and inspection authority; Penalty regime; and Liability of conformity 
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  7. 
 Objective and rationale, including th e nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the requirements to be met by 
voice and data cables, with a view to preven ting risks to human life and safety and the 
environment, and practices likely to mislead users. 
It applies to the following products: Co-axial conductors; 
Lead-in telephone cables; 
Outdoor telephone cables; Voice and data cables. 
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where notice appears: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/ ; 
http://www.normalizacion.gob.ec/ ; 
2. Proposal and basic document: Proyecto de Reglamento Técnico PRTE INEN 098, 
"Cables para transmisión de voz y datos"  (Draft Technical Regulation of the 
Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 098, "Voice and data cables");  
3. Publication in which Technical Regulation will be published when adopted: Registro 
Oficial  (Official Journal). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 90 days from 24 September 2014 
Proposed date of entry into force: 180 days from date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments: 23 December 2014 
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:  
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/