G/TBT/N/ECU/95  
29 January 2013  
(13-0528)  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: pleon@inen.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.inen.gob.ec  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail 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) 
Av. Amazonas y Av. Eloy Alfaro Quito, Ecuador 
Tel.: (+593) 2 254-6690, Exts. 284 or 108 
Fax: (+593) 2 250-4922 E-mail: abarbosa@mipro.gob.ec ; mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.mipro.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 wher e applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided  in addition, where applicable): Tariff 
subheadings 8450.11.00.00 and 8450.20.00.00. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 077 "Eficiencia energética de lavadoras electrodomésticas de ropa. Límites, método de prueba y etiquetado"  (Draft Technical 
Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 077: "Energy 
efficiency of household electric washing ma chines. Limits, test method and labelling") 
(12 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Technical Regulation on "Energy efficiency of 
household electric washing machines. Limits, test method and labelling" covers the 
following: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Classification; General conditions; Requirements; 
Labelling; Conformity assessment tests; Sampling; Regulatory documents consulted or serving as references; Demonstration of compliance with the Ecuadorian Technical Regulation; Conformity assessment and ce rtification bodies; Inspection and/or 
supervisory authority; Type of inspection and/or monitoring; Penalty regime; Liability of 
conformity assessment bodies; and Review and updating. G/TBT/N/ECU/95 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified draft Ecuadorian Technical Regulation establishes the energy 
factor and energy consumption ratings that will enable washing machines to be classified 
according to energy performance. It also specifies the energy efficiency labelling requirements for household electric washing machines, with a view to preventing risks to safety and the environment and practices likely to mislead or confuse users of electrical 
energy. 
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where notice appears: http://www.mipro.gob.ec  and 
http://www.inen.gob.ec ; 
2. Proposal and basic document: PRTE INEN 077 "Eficiencia energética de lavadoras 
electrodomésticas de ropa. Límites, método de prueba y etiquetado" (Draft Technical 
Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 077: "Energy efficiency of household electric washing machines. Limits, test method and 
labelling"); 
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 23 January 2013. 
Six months after adoption. 
10. Final date for comments: 23 April 2013 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresses,  if available of the other body: 
Contact and/or National Enquiry Point: 
Subsecretaría de la Calidad 
Ministerio de Industrias y Productividad, MIPRO Av. Amazonas y Av. Eloy Alfaro 
Quito, Ecuador 
Tel.: (+593) 2 254-6690, Exts. 284 or 108 Fax: (+593) 2 250-4922 
E-mail: abarbosa@mipro.gob.ec ; mmartinez@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.mipro.gob.ec