G/TBT/N/ECU/313
23 March 2015 
(15-1650)  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): 68118100 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico PRTE INEN 281, "Láminas onduladas de fibrocemento" (Draft 
Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 281, 
"Fibre-cement corrugated sheets") (6 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: 
Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Classification; Product requirements; 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/313 
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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 
fibre-cement corrugated sheets, with a view to protecting human life and safety and 
preventing practices likely to mislead users. 
It applies to fibre-cement corrugated sheets for roofing marketed in Ecuador, whether 
domestically manufactured or imported. 
It does not apply to fibre-cement profiled sheets and fittings reinforced with chrysotile, 
also referred to as serpentine asbestos or white asbestos.  
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where notice appear s: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/ 
http://www.normalizacion.gob.ec/ ; 
2. Proposal and basic document: PRTE INEN 281, "Láminas onduladas de 
fibrocemento" (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization 
Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 281, "Fibre-cement corrugated sheets"); 
3. Publication in which Technical Regulati on will be published when adopted: Registro 
Oficial  (Official Journal). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 90 days from 17 March 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force: 180 days from date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments: 15 June 2015 
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/