G/TBT/N/ECU/328  
26 September 2016  
(16-5099) 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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Servicio Ecuatoriano de Normalizació n, 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 telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be ind icated 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) : 17011200, 
17011300, 17011400, 17019100, 17019910 and 17019990.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico PRTE INEN 160, "Rotulado de azúcar"  (Draft Technical Regulation of 
the Ecuadorian Standardization Insti tute (PRTE INEN) No. 160, "Sugar labelling") (7 pages, 
in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following : 
Purpose ; Scope; Definitions ; Labelling and marking requirements ; Sampling ; Containers 
and packaging ; 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 : This Ecuadorian Technical Regulation establishes the labelling and marking 
requirements for all forms of white, refined and raw sugar, with a view to preventing 
deceptive practices that may confuse consumers and be harmful to their health.  
It estab lishes the labelling and marking requirements for all forms of sugar that are 
manufactured, imported into and marketed in Ecuadorian territory.  G/TBT/N/ECU/328  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where notice appears: http://www .industrias.gob.ec ; 
http://www.normalizacion.gob.ec ; 
2. Proposal and basic document : PRTE INEN 160, "Rotulado de azúcar"  (Draft Technical 
Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 160, "Sugar 
labelling");  
3. Publication in which Technical Regulation will be published when adopted : Registro 
Oficial  (Official Journal).  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 90 days from 2 0 September 2 016. 
Proposed date of entry into force : 180 days from date of  adoption.  
10. Final date for comments : 19 December 2 016 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
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/