G/TBT/N/ECU/323  
25 January 2016  
(16-0495)  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 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): 
8481809900 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico PRTE INEN 158, "Hidrantes contra incendios secos, húmedos y 
sistemas de boca de incendio"  (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian 
Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 158, "Dry-barrel and wet-barrel fire hydrants, and fire hose reel systems") (8 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/323 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the performance requirements, 
including those pertaining to materials and general design, that are to be met by dry-
barrel and wet-barrel fire hydrants, and fire hose  reel systems, with a view to protecting 
human life and safety, and preventing practices likely to mislead users. 
It applies to the following types of hydrants ex clusively for fire-fighting use, and fire hose 
reel systems, marketed in Ecuador, whether imported or domestically manufactured: 
 Hydrants, fire hose reel systems and compon ents thereof, made of steel, grey iron, 
ductile iron and copper alloys, to be installed in drinking water distribution systems. 
 Dry-barrel fire hydrants 
 Wet-barrel fire hydrants 
 Fire hose reel systems, equipped with a layflat hose. 
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 158, 
"Hidrantes contra incendios secos, húmedos y sistemas de boca de incendio"  (Draft 
Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 158, 
"Dry-barrel and wet-barrel fire hydrants, and fire hose reel systems") 
 Publication in which Technical Regulation will be published when adopted: Registro 
Oficial  (Official Journal). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 90 days from 13 January 2016. 
Proposed date of entry into force: 180 days from date of adoption.  
10. Final date for comments: 12 April 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 2253 
Email: PuntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec ; mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/