G/TBT/N/ECU/101  
23 August 2013  
(13-4504)  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) Baquerizo E8-29 y Almagro Tel.: (593-2) 2501885 
Fax: (593-2) 2567815 
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 
Ministerio de Industrias y Productividad (MIPRO) Yánez Pinzón y Av. Colón, Edf. Rigel, 4to piso Quito, Ecuador 
Tel.: (593-2) 3948760, Ext. 2358 
E-mail: mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec; puntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec Website: http://www.mipro.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): Of size 
and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels (HS 
7007.11); Other (HS 7007.19); Of size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels (HS 7007.21); Other (HS 7007.29); Other (HS 8708.29). 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 0084, "Vidrios de seguridad para vehículos 
automotores"  (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute 
(PRTE INEN) No. 0084, "Safety glass for motor vehicles") (6 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Technical Regulation on safety glass for 
motor vehicles covers the following: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; General conditions; Classification; Product requirements; Labelling requirements; Sampling; Conformity 
assessment tests; Documents serving as references; Conformity assessment procedure; 
Monitoring and inspection authority; Penalty regime; Liability of conformity assessment bodies; and Review and updating. G/TBT/N/ECU/101 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the minimum requirements to 
be met by safety glass used in motor vehicles for the transport of persons, cargo and 
merchandise, with a view to protecting life, ensuring human safety and preventing practices likely to mislead or confuse users. 
The Technical Regulation will be mandatory and applies to safety glass that is 
manufactured and marketed in, and imported into, Ecuador. 
It does not apply to reinforced  or bullet-proof safety glass. 
8. Relevant documents:  
 Publication where the notice appears: http://www.mipro.gob.ec/ , 
http://www.inen.gob.ec/ ; 
 Proposal and basic document: Proyecto de Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE 
INEN 0084, "Vidrios de seguridad para vehículos automotores"  (Draft Technical 
Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 0084, 
"Safety glass for motor vehicles") 
 Publication in which Technical Regulation will be published when adopted: 180 
calendar days after its publication in the Official Journal ( Registro Oficial ).  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
 
Proposed date of entry into force:   90 days from 16 August 2013 
180 days after adoption  
10. Final date for comments: 14 November 2013 
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 y Av. Colón, Edf. Rigel, 4to piso 
Quito, Ecuador Tel.: (593-2) 3948760, Ext. 2358 
E-mail: mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec ; PuntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.mipro.gob.ec/