G/TBT/N/ECU/305
23 February 2015
(15-1051)  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) 
Address: Yánez Pinzón N26-12, entre Av. Colón y La Niña Quito, Ecuador Tel.: (+593-2) 3948760, Ext. 2358 or 2253 
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): 96081000, 
96083000, 96084000, 96085000 and 96089910. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico PRTE INEN 275, "Bolígrafos, portaminas y minas de grafito" (Draft 
Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 275, 
"Ball point pens, propelling or sliding pencils, and graphite leads") (8 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: 
Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Product requirements; Labelling and marking 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/305 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the general and safety 
requirements to be met by ball point pens, caps and refills, propelling or sliding pencils, 
and graphite leads, with a view to protec ting human life and safety and preventing 
practices likely to mislead or confuse users. 
It applies to the following domestically manufactured or imported products marketed in 
Ecuador: 
a. Ball point pens, caps and refills; 
b. Gel ink ball pens, caps and refills; 
c. Roller ball pens, caps and refills; 
d. Propelling or sliding pencils; and 
e. Graphite leads. 
The scope of the notified Technical Regulation does not encompass: 
a. Tips and casing used for the manufacture of ball point pens; b. Metal fountain pens; c. Sets containing ball point pens and metal fountain pens. 
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 275, 
"Bolígrafos, portaminas y minas de grafito" (Draft Technical Regulation of the 
Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 275, "Ball point pens, 
propelling or sliding pencils, and graphite leads") 
3. Publication in which Technical Regulation will be published when adopted: Registro 
Oficial  (Official Journal). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 90 days from 19 February 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force: 180 days from date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments: 20 May 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: 
Marlon Martínez 
Subsecretaría de la Calidad 
Ministerio de Industrias y Productividad - MIPRO Address: Yánez Pinzón N26-12, entre Av. Colón y La Niña Quito, Ecuador 
Tel.: (+593-2) 3948760, Ext. 2358 or 2253 
Email: PuntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec  / mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/