. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ECU/6 
17 October 2005 
 
 (05-4742) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ECUADOR
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, Industrialización, Pesca y Competitividad  (Ministry of 
Foreign Trade, Industrialization, Fisheries and Competitiveness) Avda. Amazonas y Eloy Alfaro 
Quito, Ecuador 
Tel.: (+593) 2 256-6041, ext. 161 Fax: (+593) 2 254-1984 E-mail: abarbosa@micip.gov.ec / mepoveda@micip.gov.ec Website: www.micip.gov.ec
 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:  
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):   Tariff headings 
7321.11.10, 7321.11.90, 7321.81.00, 7321.90.00, 7417.00.00 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTE-005:2005 para 
los artefactos de uso doméstico para cocinar , que utilizan combustibles gaseosos, sean de 
fabricación nacional, ensamblados a partir de conjuntos CKD o importados, que se 
comercialicen en la República del Ecuador  (Ecuadorian Technical Regulation
RTE-005:2005 on gas-fired domestic cooking appliances, whether locally manufactured, 
assembled from CKD units or imported, marketed in the Republic of Ecuador) (12 pages, in 
Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  
- This Ecuadorian Technical Regulation establishes the minimum requirements for 
gas-fired domestic cooking appliances with a view to preventing health, safety and 
environmental risks and practices likely to mislead users; 
 
- the Regulation specifies the Customs classification and definitions of and general 
conditions, packing, packaging and ma rking or labelling requirements and 
conformity assessment tests for gas -fired domestic cooking appliances; 
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 6. Description of content:   (cont'd) 
- this Regulation establishes which products  will be required to demonstrate clear 
compliance with Ecuadorian Technical Standards NTE INEN 2 259:2000 and 
NTE INEN 1 173:1984. 
 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Consumer health and safety. 
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where the notice appears:  Ministry of Foreign Trade, Industrialization, 
Fisheries and Competitiveness (MICIP) website; 
2. Ecuadorian Technical Re gulation RTE-005:2005-10-14; 
3. Published in Registro Oficial  (Official Journal) No. 124 of 13 October 2005; 
4. Relevant international/national sta ndards:  Ecuadorian Technical Standard 
NTE INEN 2 259:2000. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  
Proposed date of entry into force:   13 October 2005 
Six months after adoption 
10. Final date for comments:   None 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site add resses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, Industrialización, Pesca y Competitividad 
Avda. Amazonas y Eloy Alfaro Quito, Ecuador Tel.:  (+593) 2 256-6041, ext. 161 Fax:  (+593) 2 254-1984 
E-mail:  abarbosa@micip.gov.ec / mepoveda@micip.gov.ec 
Website: www.micip.gov.ec