G/TBT/N/ECU/201  
28 February 2014  
(14-1229)  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) 
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.inen.gob.ec/  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and 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 
Email: aanrango@mipro.gob.ec ; 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): 
2106.90.10, 2106.90.21, 2106.90.29, 2106.90.60, and 3503.00.10. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
PRTE INEN 183 "Gelatinas y mezclas en polvo para preparar refrescos o bebidas 
instantáneas"  (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute 
(PRTE INEN) No. 183: "Gelatin and powder mixes for soft drinks and instant beverages") 
(6 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content: The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: 
Purpose; Scope; Definitions; 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/201 
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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 
domestically manufactured and imported gelatin and powder mixes for soft drinks and 
instant beverages. 
It covers the following products:  
 
Edible pure gelatin 
Gelatin desserts Powder mixes for soft drinks and instant beverages 
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where notice appears:  http://www.industrias.gob.ec, 
 http://www.inen.gob.ec/ ; 
2. Proposal and basic document: Proyecto de PRTE INEN 183 "Gelatinas y mezclas en 
polvo para preparar refrescos o bebidas instantáneas"  (Draft Technical Regulation 
of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 183: "Gelatin and 
powder mixes for soft drinks and instant beverages"); 
3. Publication in which Technical Regulati on will be published when adopted: Registro 
Oficial  (Official Journal).  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
 
Proposed date of entry into force:   90 days from 18 February 2014. 
Six months after adoption.  
10. Final date for comments: 19 May 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: 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 3948760, Ext. 2358 or 2253 
Email: aanrango@mipro.gob.ec ; mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec ; 
PuntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/