G/TBT/N/ECU/315  
24 March 2015  
(15-1653)  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): 
8418300090, 8418400090 and 8418500090. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 283, "Aparatos de refrigeración para uso 
comercial"  (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute 
(PRTE INEN) No. 283, "Refrigeration appliances for commercial use") (7 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: 
Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Product requirements; Marking 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. G/TBT/N/ECU/315 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the safety requirements to be 
met by electrical refrigeration appliances fo r commercial use, with a view to protecting 
human life and safety and preventing practices likely to mislead users. 
It applies to electrical refrigeration appliances for commercial use marketed in Ecuador, 
whether domestically manufactured or imported. 
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 Ecuatoriano PRTE 
INEN 283, "Aparatos de refrigeración para uso comercial"  (Draft Technical 
Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 283, 
"Refrigeration appliances for commercial use"); 
3. Publication in which Technical Regulati on will be published when adopted: Registro 
Oficial  (Official Journal). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 90 days from 17 March 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force: 180 days from date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments: 15 June 2015 
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/