G/TBT/N/ECU/306
24 February 2015
(15-1075)  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 
Quito, Ecuador 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 telephone and fax numbers and email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority design ated 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 / 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):   HS tariff 
subheadings 6506.10.00, 6506.91.00 and 6506.99.00 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico PRTE INEN 276 "Cascos para canotaje y deportes en rápidos de 
agua" (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE 
INEN) No. 276: "Helmets for canoeing/kayaking and white-water sports") (7 pages, in Spanish).     
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: 
Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Product requir ements; Marking and 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/306 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   The notified draft Technical Regulation establishes the performance 
requirements to be met by protective sports helmets, with a view to protecting human 
life and safety and preventing practices likely to mislead users. 
 The Technical Regulation applies to the following domestically manufactured or imported 
helmets that are marketed in Ecuador: 
• Helmets for canoeing/kayaking; 
• Helmets for white-water sports for use in waters of classes 1 to 4, as classified by the 
International Canoe Federation (ICF); 
• Helmets with and without holes in the shell. 
 It does not apply to the following products: 
• Visors, chin-guards or face-guards. 
• Helmets for use in extreme white-water situations, such as jumping off high 
waterfalls.  
8. Relevant documents:     
1. Publication where notice appears: http://www.industrias.gob.ec  and 
http://www.normalizacion.gob.ec ;    
2. Proposal and basic document: PRTE INEN 276 "Cascos para canotaje y deportes en 
rápidos de agua" (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization 
Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 276: "Helmets for canoeing and white-water sports");   
3. Publication in which Technical Regulation will be published when adopted: Registro 
Oficial (Official Journal).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   90 days as from 20 February 2015 180 days after adoption     
10. Final date for comments:   21 May 2015  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses,  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) 394-8760, Ext. 2358 / 2253 
Email: PuntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec  / mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.industrias.gob.ec