G/TBT/N/ECU/203  
27 February 2014  
(14-1209)  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) 
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.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 or 2253 
Email: mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec ; PuntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2. 10.1 [X], 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): 
1902.11.00, 1902.19.00, 1902.20.00, 1902.30.00, 1902.40.00, 1904.30.00, 1904.90.00, 
1905.10.00, and 1905.20.00. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Reglamento 
Técnico Ecuatoriano Emergente RTE INEN 150 "Productos farináceos"  (Emergency 
Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (RTE INEN) No. 150, "Farinaceous products") (11 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content: The notified Technical Regulation covers the following: Purpose; 
Scope; Definitions; General conditions; Classification; Product requirements; Labelling 
requirements; Sampling; Conformity assessment tests; Reference documents; 
Conformity assessment procedure; Monitoring and inspection authority; Penalty regime; and Liability of conformity assessment bodies. G/TBT/N/ECU/203 
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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 
farinaceous products, with a view to protecting human health and preventing practices 
likely to mislead consumers. 
It applies to the following domestically manufactured and imported products marketed in 
Ecuador: 
- Pasta or noodles; 
- Instant noodles; - Rice noodles; 
- Wheat meal; 
- Maize (corn) meal; - Normal bread; 
- Special bread. 
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where notice appears:  http://www.industrias.gob.ec/, 
 http://www.inen.gob.ec/ ; 
2. Proposal and basic document: Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano Emergente RTE 
INEN 150 "Productos farináceos"  (Emergency Technical Regulation of the 
Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (RTE INEN) No. 150, "Farinaceous products"); 
3. Publication in which Technical Regulati on will be published when adopted: Registro 
Oficial  (Official Journal) No. 183 of 13 February 2014.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   13 February 2014 
In force. 
10. Final date for comments: Not applicable. 
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 or 2253 
Email: mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec ; PuntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/