G/TBT/N/ECU/102  
8 October 2013  
(13-5458)  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) 
Baquerizo E8-29 y Almagro Quito, Ecuador Tel.: (+593) 2 250-1885 
Fax: (+593) 2 256-7815 
E-mail: puntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec ; 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 available) of  agency or authority designated to handle 
comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if di fferent 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 or 2255 
Fax: (+593) 2 394-8760 E-mail: puntocontactootcecu@mipro.gob.ec ; mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.industrias.gob.ec  
3. Notified under Arti cle 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN wher e applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provid ed in addition, where applicable):  
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 Ecuatori ano RTE INEN 086, "Cascos de Seguridad" 
(Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (RTE INEN) 
No. 086: "Protective headgear") (5 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Technical Regulation on protective headgear 
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.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The notified draft Technical Regulation establishes the requirements to be 
met by protective headgear with a view to preventing risks to human life and safety, the environment and practices likely to mislead users as regards the handling and use 
of such products. G/TBT/N/ECU/102 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where notice appears: http://www.industrias.gob.ec  and 
http://www.inen.gob.ec . 
2. Proposal and basic document: PRTE INEN 086, "Cascos de Seguridad" 
(Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 086: "Protective headgear"). 
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 3 October 2013. 
Six months after adoption. 
10. Final date for comments:  1 January 2014 
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: 
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 or 2255 
Fax: (+593) 2 394-8760 E-mail: puntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec ; mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.industrias.gob.ec