G/TBT/N/ECU/355/Rev.1  
16 December  2019 
(19-8634) Page: 1/4 
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 , INEN (Ecuadorian Standardization Service)  
Calle Baquerizo Moreno E8 -29 y Diego de Almagro  
Tel.: (+593 2) 3825960 to 90  
Website: 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 indicated if different from above:  
Subsecretaría de Calidad  (Under -Secretariat for Quality)  
Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca , MPCEIP (Ministry of 
Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries)  
Address : Av. Amazonas entre Unión Nacional de Periodistas y Alfonso Pereira, Piso 8, 
Bloque amarillo  
Tel.: (+593 2) 3948760, Ext. 2254 - 2272 
Email:  
puntocontacto -OTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
puntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com  
aramonc@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
jsanchezc@produccion.gob.ec  
Website: www.produccion.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) : - Articles 
of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves,  mittens and mitts) (HS 392620) ; 
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather (HS 
4203) ; Articles of apparel, clothing accessories and other articles of furskin (HS 4303) ; 
Men's or boys' overcoats, car -coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including ski -jackets), wind -
cheaters, wind -jackets and similar articles, knitted  or crocheted, other than those of 
heading 61.03 (HS 6101) ; Women's or girls' overcoats, car -coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks 
(including ski -jackets), wind -cheaters, wind - jackets and similar articles, knitted or 
crocheted, other than those of heading 61.04 ( HS 6102) ; - Suits - Ensembles : (HS 
61031) ; -- Of cotton (HS 610322) ; -- Of synthetic fibres (HS 610323) ; -- Of other textile 
materials (HS 610329) ; - Jackets and blazers : (HS 61033) ; - Trousers, bib and brace 
overalls, breeches and shorts : (HS 61034) ; -- Of synthetic fibres (HS 610413) ; -- Of other 
textile materials (HS 610419) ; -- Of cotton (HS 610422) ; -- Of synthetic fibres (HS 
610423) ; -- Of other textile materials (HS 610429) ; - Jackets and blazers : (HS 61043);  G/TBT/N/ECU/355/Rev.1  
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  - Dresses : (HS 61044) ; - Skirts and divided skirts : (HS 61045) ; - Trousers, bib and brace 
overalls, breeches and shorts : (HS 61046) ; Men's or boys' shirts, knitted or crocheted 
(HS 6105) ; Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt -blouses, knitted or crocheted (HS 
6106) ; - Under pants and briefs : (HS 61071) ; - Nightshirts and pyjamas : (HS 61072); -- 
Of cotton (HS 610791) ; -- Of other textile materials (HS 610799) ; Women's or girls' slips, 
petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses,  pyjamas, negligees, bathrobes, dressing gowns 
and similar  articles, knitted or crocheted (HS 6108) ; T-shirts, singlets and other vests, 
knitted or crocheted (HS 6109) ; Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar 
articles, knitted or crocheted (HS 6110) ; - Of cotton (HS 611120) ; - Of man -made fib res 
(HS 611130) ; - Of other textile materials (HS 611190) ; Track suits, ski suits and 
swimwear, knitted or crocheted (HS 6112) ; Garments, made up of knitted or crocheted 
fabrics of heading 59.03, 59.06 or 59.07 (HS 6113) ; - Of cotton (HS 611420) ; - Of man -
made fibres (HS 611430) ; Panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, 
including graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins) and 
footwear without applied soles, knitted or  crocheted (HS 6115) ; Gloves, mittens and 
mitts, knitted or crocheted (HS 6116) ; Other made up clothing accessories, knitted or 
crocheted ; knitted  or crocheted parts of garments or of clothing accessories (HS 6117) ; 
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS 62) ; Blankets 
and travelling rugs (HS 6301) ; Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen (HS 
6302) ; Curtains (including drapes) and interior blinds ; curtain or bed valances (HS 6303) ; 
Other furnishing articles, excluding those of heading 94.04 (HS 6304) ; Other made up 
articles, including dress patterns (HS 6307) ; Hats and other headgear, plaited or made 
by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (HS 6504) ; Hats 
and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile 
fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed ; hair-nets of any 
material, whether or not lined or trimmed (HS 6505) ; Other headgear, whether or not 
lined or trimmed (HS 6506) ; Mattress supports ; articles of  bedding and similar furnishing 
(for example, mattresses, quilts, eiderdowns, cushions, pouffes and pillows) fitted with 
springs or stuffed or internally fitted with any  material or of cellular rubber or plastics, 
whether or not covered (HS 9404)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Tercera Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE I NEN 013  (3R) "Etiquetado 
de prendas de vestir, ropa de hogar y complementos de vestir " (Draft third revision (3R) 
of Ecuadoria n Technical Regulation PRTE I NEN 013  "Labelling of articles of apparel, 
household linen and clothing accessories") (21 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Ecuadorian Technical Regulation establishes the 
requirements to be met by the  labelling of articles of apparel, household linen and clothing 
accessories, prior to the marketing of domestic and imported products, with the aim of 
preventing practices likely to mislead or deceive consumers.  
It applies to the following new products:  
• Articles of apparel;  
• Household linen.  
• Clothing accessories.  
It does not apply to:  
• Goods subject to special treatment (Chapter 98 of the Tariff Classification of 
Ecuador). [ Passenger luggage ; household goods and/or work equipment ; 
donations from abroad ; diplomatic allowances ; goods for use by persons with 
disabilities ; samples with no commercial value ; international postal traffic or 
express courier deliveries ; certified reference materials ; and relief consignments 
for natural or similar disasters ] The provisions of the Organic Code of Production, 
Trade and Investment, the resolutions issued by COMEX and the relevant 
procedures established by the National Customs Service of Ecuador (SENAE) will 
apply to these goods.  
• Disposable articles of apparel, clothi ng accessories and household linen;  
• Articles of apparel and clothing accessories for pets;  G/TBT/N/ECU/355/Rev.1  
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  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, and hats and other headgear classed 
as toys, which must comply with Ecuadorian Technical Regulation (RTE INEN) No. 
089, "Toy safety" that is currently in force;  
• Products covered by Ecuadorian Technical Regulation (RTE INEN) No. 157 
"Labelling of articles of leather";  
• Hair items such as elastic headbands, hairbands and hairnets;  
• Protective gloves covered by the scope of Ecu adorian Technical Regulation (RTE 
INEN) No. 270 "Protective gloves" ; products that must comply with the above 
Technical Regulation;  
• Protective clothing : Hoods, aprons, sleeves and gaiters which are designed to 
protect the wearer's head, body and feet and w hich are to be worn during welding 
and allied processes with comparable risks ; clothing with limited -flame -spread 
properties and where the user can be exposed to radiant or convective or contact 
heat or to molten metal splashes ; heat- and flame -proof cloth ing; clothing for 
fire-fighting in structures ; chemical protective clothing that acts as a barrier 
against aerosols containing dry fine powder ; protective clothing and hand 
protectors for abrasive blasting operations using granular abrasives propelled by 
compressed air or by mechanical means, for the treatment of surfaces ; protective 
clothing against liquid chemicals ; other articles with the characteristics of 
protective clothing.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents : Normative references:  
1. ISO 2076 :2013, Textiles -- Man-made fibres -- Generic names;  
2. ISO 3758 :2012, Textiles -- Care labelling code using symbols;  
3. ISO 6938 :2012, Textiles -- Natural fibres -- Generic names and definitions;  
4. Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE I NEN 1875  (4R):2017, Textiles . Etiquetado 
de prendas de vestir y ropa de hogar . Requisitos . 
Notification histo ry: 
G/TBT/N/ECU/355  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 30 days from the date of notification  
Proposed date of entry into force : Six months from the date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/ECU/355/Rev.1  
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  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:  
Subsecretaría de Calidad  (Under -Secretariat for Quality)  
Ministerio de Producción, Comercio  Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca , MPCEIP (Ministry of 
Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries)  
Address : Av. Amazonas entre Unión Nacional de Periodistas y Alfonso Pereira, Piso 8, 
Bloque amarillo  
Tel.: (+593 2) 3948760, Ext. 2254 - 2272 
Email:  
puntocontacto -OTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
puntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com  
aramonc@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
jsanchezc@produccion.gob.ec  
www.normalizacion.gob.ec  
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