G/TBT/N/ECU/324  
25 January 2016  
(16-0496)  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): 84813000, 
84818040, 84818051, 84818059, 84818060 and 84818099. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico PRTE INEN 159 "Válvulas metálicas para suministro de agua"  (Draft 
Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 159, "Metal valves used in water distribution systems") (9 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: 
Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Product requir ements; 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. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the requirements to be met by 
metal valves used in water distribution systems, with a view to preventing risks to human 
life and safety, and practices likely to mislead or confuse consumers. 
It applies to the following products, which are assembled and manufactured in, imported 
into, and marketed in Ecuador: G/TBT/N/ECU/324 
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   Iron gate valves with metal seals, for use in water distribution systems 
 Elastomer-seated iron gate valves, for use in water distribution systems 
 Resilient-seated iron butterfly valves, for use in water distribution systems 
 Iron spherical valves, for use in water distribution systems 
 Iron swing check (non-return) valves, for use in water distribution systems 
 Spherical valves, made from copper alloys and stainless steel, used in drinking 
water supply systems in buildings 
 Foot check (non-return) valves, made from copper alloys, used in drinking water 
supply systems in buildings 
 Water meter connection valves, made from bronze alloys (check (non-return), 
gate, cap-type shut-off, spherical)  
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where notice appears: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/ ; 
http://www.normalizacion.gob.ec/  
2. Proposal and basic document: Proyecto de Reglamento Técnico PRTE INEN 159 
"Válvulas metálicas para suministro de agua"  (Draft Technical Regulation of the 
Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 159, "Metal valves used in 
water distribution systems") 
3. Publication in which Technical Regulati on will be published when adopted: Registro 
Oficial  (Official Journal). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 90 days from 13 January 2016. 
Proposed date of entry into force: 180 days from date of adoption.  
10. Final date for comments: 12 April 2016 
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/