G/TBT/N/ECU/31/Rev.1  
16 August  2018 
(18-5200) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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 Normalización , SEN (Ecuadorian Standardization Service)  
Calle Baquerizo Moreno E8 -29 y Diego de Almagro  
Fax: (+593 -2) 2567815  
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 
addre sses, 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)  
Address : Plataforma financiera entre amazonas y unión de periodistas  
Quito, Ecuador  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948760, Ext. 2358 or 2253  
Email: PuntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.g ob.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) : 69021000 
or 69029000  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Modificatori a 2 del RTE INEN 033 (2R) "Baldosas cerámicas" (Draft Amendment No. 2 to 
Ecuadorian Standardization Institute Technical Regulation (RTE INEN) No. 033 (2R) 
"Ceramic tiles") (1 page, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Amendment No. 2 to Ecuadorian 
Standardization Institute Technical Regulation (RTE INEN) No. 033 (2R) establishes the 
inclusion of definitions.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : This Technical Regulation establishes the requirements to be met by ceramic 
tiles, prior to importation, customs clearance and marketing of domestic and imported 
products, with a view to preventing risks to human life and safety, protecting the 
environment, and preventing practices likely to misle ad consumers.  G/TBT/N/ECU/31/Rev.1  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Publication where notice appears: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/ ; 
http://www.normalizacion.gob.ec/  
 Proposal and basic document : Proyecto de Modificatoria 2 del RTE INEN 033 (2R) 
"Baldosas cerámicas" (Draft Amendment No. 2 to Ecuadorian Standardization 
Institute Technical Regulation (RTE INEN) No. 033 (2R) "Ceramic tiles")  
 Publication in which Technical Regulation will be published when adopted : Registro 
Oficial  (Official Journal).  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 60 days from 9 August 2 018 
Proposed date of entry into force : 180 days from date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments : 8 October 2 018 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Contact and/or National Enquiry Point:  
Eduardo Yépez  
Subsecretaría de la Calidad  (Under -Secretariat for Quality),  
Ministerio de Industrias y Productividad , MIPRO (Ministry of Industry and Productivity)  
Address : Plataforma financiera entre amazonas y unión de periodistas  
Quito, Ecuador  
Tel.: (593-2) 3948760, Ext. 2358 or 2253  
Email: PuntocontactoOTCECU@mipro.gob.ec , eyepez@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.industrias.gob.ec/