G/TBT/N/ECU/310  
23 March 2015  
(15-1647)  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): 94051090 
and 94054090. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 143, "Luminarias empotradas"  (Draft 
Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 143, 
"Recessed luminaires") (8 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 safety requirements to be 
met by recessed luminaires, with a view to protecting human life and safety, and 
preventing practices likely to mislead users. G/TBT/N/ECU/310 
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   It applies to the following domestically manufactured or imported recessed luminaires, 
marketed in Ecuador, for supply voltages not exceeding 1,000 V: 
 Luminaires recessed in supporting surfaces 
 Ground recessed luminaires 
 Recessed luminaires with built-in transformers for tungsten-filament lamps with 
supply voltages not exceeding: 
 1,000 V for Class I and Class II luminaires 
 250 V for Class 0 luminaires 
 Recessed air-handling luminaires for use in ventilation ducts or ventilated cavities 
with tubular fluorescent lamps 
It does not apply to the following products:  Liquid-cooled recessed luminaires 
 Ground recessed luminaires for roads and airport runways 
Class III luminaires with built-in transformers  
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 143, "Luminarias empotradas" (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian 
Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 143, "Recessed luminaires"); 
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: 80 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/