G/TBT/N/ECU/319  
8 October 2015  
(15-5239)  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): 85162990 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico PRTE INEN 139, "Calefactores eléctricos de uso doméstico"  (Draft 
Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 139, 
"Electric heaters for domestic use") (7 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/319 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: This Technical Regulation establishes the general safety requirements to be 
met by electric heaters for domestic use, with a view to protecting human life and 
preventing practices likely to mislead users. 
It applies to domestically manufactured or imported electric heaters for domestic use, with 
a rated voltage not exceeding 250 V, which are marketed in Ecuador. 
It does not apply to: 
 Appliances designed exclusively for industrial purposes 
 Appliances intended for use in places where special conditions prevail, such as where 
there is a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour or gas) 
 Heaters incorporated into air-conditioning appliances 
 Clothes-dryers and towel rails 
 Heating appliances for saunas 
 Storage room heaters 
 Heating appliances for breeding and rearing animals 
 Foot warmers and heating mats 
 Flexible sheet heating elements for room heating 
 Heated carpets 
 Central heating systems 
 Heating cables 
8. Relevant documents:  
 Publication where notice appears: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/ / 
http://www.normalizacion.gob.ec/ ; 
 Proposal and basic document: Proyecto de Reglamento Técnico PRTE INEN 139, 
"Calefactores eléctricos de uso doméstico"  (Draft Technical Regulation of the 
Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 139, "Electric heaters for domestic use"); 
 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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