. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ECU/31 
13 June 2007 
 (07-2480) 
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:  
Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización , INEN (Ecuadorian Standardization Institute) 
Baquerizo E8-29 y Almagro Quito, Ecuador Tel.: (+593) 2 250 1885 
Fax: (+593) 2 256 7815 
E-mail: furresta@inen.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 shall be indicated if different from above:  
Subsecretaría de Comercio e Inversiones  (Under-Secretariat of Trade and Investment) 
Ministerio de Industrias y Competitividad  (Ministry of Industry and Competitiveness) 
Av. Amazonas y Av. Eloy Alfaro Quito, Ecuador Tel.: (+593) 2 256 6041, Ext. 161 Fax: (+593) 2 250 4922 
E-mail: abarbosa@micip.gov.ec;  mepoveda@micip.gov.ec 
Web site: www.micip.gov.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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   HS tariff subheadings 
69071000, 69079000, 69081000 and 69089000 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano RTE INEN  033 para Baldosas cerámicas, sean de 
fabricación nacional o importados que se co mercialicen en la República del Ecuador  (Draft 
Ecuadorian Standardization Institute Technical Regulation RTE INEN 033 on domestically produced or imported ceramic tiles marketed in  the Republic of Ecuador) (6 pages, in 
Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: 
scope;  definitions;  general conditions;  requirements;  conformity assessment tests; 
labelling;  reference standards;  demonstration of compliance;  administrative procedures; inspection and supervisory author ity;  penalty regime;  liability of conformity assessment 
bodies;  review and updating;  and deregulation. G/TBT/N/ECU/31 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 To establish the requirements for ceramic til es, with a view to preventing risks to 
human health, life and safety and the environment and practices likely to mislead or harm end users, while ensuring the proper use of the product. 
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where the notice app ears: http://www.micip.gov.ec and 
http://www.inen.gov.ec; 
2. Proposal and basic document:  Draft Ecuadorian Standardization Institute Technical 
Regulation RTE INEN 033 on ceramic tiles; 
3. Publication in which the proposal will appear following adoption:  Registro Oficial  
(Official Journal). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force: 90 days after circulation by the WTO Secretariat. 
Six months after adoption. 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days after circulati on by the WTO Secretariat. 
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:  
Contact and/or National Enquiry Point: 
Subsecretaría de Comercio e Inversiones 
Ministerio de Industrias y Competitividad Av. Amazonas y Av. Eloy Alfaro Quito, Ecuador Tel.: (+593) 2 256 6041, Ext. 161 
Fax: (+593) 2 250 4922 
E-mail: abarbosa@micip.gov.ec;  mepoveda@micip.gov.ec Web site: www.micip.gov.ec  
Regulatory Agency: 
INEN - Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización 
Baquerizo E8-29 y Almagro 
Quito, Ecuador Tel.: (+593) 2 250 1885 Fax: (+593) 2 256 7815 E-mail: furresta@inen.gov.ec