G/TBT/N/ECU/106/Add.6  
9 May 2023 
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 9 May 2 023, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Ecuador . 
 
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Title: Derogatoria del del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano RTE I NEN 088  "Agentes de tensión 
superficial", Modificatoria 1, Modificatoria 2, Modificatoria 3 y Modificatoria 4, vigentes (Repeal of 
Ecuadorian Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (RTE INEN) No. 088: 
"Surface tension agents", Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3 and Amendment 
No. 4, in force)  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:  
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
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[ ] Text of final measure available from1: 
[X] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date: 14 March 2 023 
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:  
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed and text available from1: 
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1: 
[X] Other:  
REPEAL OF ECUADORIAN TECHNICAL REGULATION OF THE ECUADORIAN 
STANDARDIZATION INSTITUTE (RTE INEN) NO. 088 : "SURFACE TENSION AGENTS", 
AMENDMENT NO. 1, AMENDMENT NO. 2, AMENDMENT NO. 3 AND AMENDMENT NO. 4, 
IN FORCE.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/ECU/23_09545_00_s.pdf  
 
 
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  Description : REPEAL OF ECUADORIAN TECHNICAL REGULATION OF THE ECUADORIAN 
STANDARDIZATION INSTITUTE (RTE INEN) NO. 088 : "SURFACE T ENSION AGENTS", AMENDMENT 
NO. 1, AMENDMENT NO. 2, AMENDMENT NO. 3 AND AMENDMENT NO. 4, IN FORCE  
The Republic of Ecuador hereby advises that Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization 
Institute (RTE  INEN) No. 088 "Surface tension agents", notifi ed in document 
G/TBT/N/ECU/106/Add.1 of 24  October  2014, and Amendments No.  1 (notified in document 
G/TBT/N/ECU/106/Add.2 of 13  January  2016), No.  2 (notified in document G/TBT/N/ECU/106/Add.3 
of 15 January  2016), No.  3 (notified in document G/TBT/N/ECU/106/Add.4 of 26  October  2016) and 
No. 4 (notified in document (G/TBT/N/ECU/106/Add.5 of 10  February  2017) thereto, have been 
suspended and declared null and void.  
Text available from : Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y P esca (Ministry of 
Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries), Subsecretaría de Calidad  (Under -Secretariat 
for Quality), Organismo Nacional de Notificación  (National Notification Authority):  
TBT enquiry point : Jeannette Mariño  
Plataforma Gubername ntal de Gestión Financiera - Piso 8 Bloque amarillo Av . Amazonas entre Unión 
Nacional de Periodistas y Alfonso Pereira  
Quito, Ecuador  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948760, Ext. 2252/2254  
Email:  
Puntocontacto -OTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
PuntocontactoECU@gmail.com  
jmarino@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
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