G/TBT/N/ECU/180  
17 February 2014  
(14-0954)  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 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: 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): 
8481.80.10 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 142, "Llaves o Válvulas de Uso Domiciliario"  
(Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 
142, "Cocks and valves for domestic use") (4 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content: The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: 
Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Classification; Product requirements; Labelling requirements; Conformity assessment tests; Sampling; Regulatory documents serving as 
references; Conformity assessment procedure; Monitoring and inspection authority; 
Liability of conformity assessment bodies; and Review and updating. G/TBT/N/ECU/180 
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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 
cocks and valves for domestic use, with a view to preventing risks to human life and 
safety and the environment, and deceptive practices likely to mislead users. 
It applies to domestically manufactured and imported cocks and valves for domestic use, 
such as exit valves, shut-off valves and mixing valves, and similar cocks and valves made 
with metal and/or plastic components, which are marketed in Ecuador. 
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 Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE 
INEN 142, "Llaves o Válvulas de Uso Domiciliario"  (Draft Technical Regulation of 
the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 142, "Cocks and valves for domestic use"); 
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 11 February 2014. 
Three months after adoption.  
10. Final date for comments: 12 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 Email: mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec ; PuntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/