. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ECU/70 
27 May 2011 
 (11-2681) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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:  
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: baguilera@inen.gob.ec
 
Website: http://www.inen.gob.ec/  
Name and address (including telephone  and fax numbers, e-mail and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Industrias y Productividad , MIPRO (Ministry of Industry and Productivity) 
Av. Amazonas y Av. Eloy Alfaro, Quito, Ecuador 
Tel.: (+593 2) 254-6690, Ext. 284 
Fax: (+593 2) 250-4922 E-mail: abarbosa@mipro.gob.ec
 
Website: http://www.mipro.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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   4014.10.00.00 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano RTE INEN  049 "Condones (preservativos) de látex de 
caucho natural" (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute 
(RTE INEN) No. 049:  "Natural rubber la tex condoms") (6 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Technical Regulation on natural rubber latex 
condoms covers the following:  Purpose;  Sc ope;  Definitions;  General specifications;  
Requirements;  Packing, packaging and labelling requirements;  Conformity assessment tests;  Sampling;  Reference standards a nd standards consulted;  Demonstration of 
compliance with the Ecuadorian Technical Regulation;  Conformity assessment and certification bodies;  Inspection and/or supervis ory authority;  Type of inspection and/or 
monitoring;  Penalty regime;  Liability of  conformity assessment bodies;  Review and 
updating of the Technical Regulation. G/TBT/N/ECU/70 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
The notified draft Technical Regulation establis hes the requirements to be met by natural 
rubber latex condoms with a view to preventing risks to human life and health and practices 
likely to mislead users. 
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where notice appears:  http://www.mipro.gob.ec/  and 
http://www.inen.gob.ec/ ; 
2. Proposal and basic document:  Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian 
Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 049 "Natural rubber latex condoms"; 
3. Publication in which Technical Regulat ion will be published when adopted:  Registro 
Oficial  (Official Journal). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   90 days from the date of circulation 
Six months after adoption 
10. Final date for comments:   18 July 2011 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresses,  if available of the other body: 
Contact and/or National Enquiry Point 
Dirección de Desarrollo Comercial de Bienes y Servicios 
Subsecretaría de Comercio e Inversiones Ministerio de Industrias y Productividad, MIPRO Av. Amazonas y Av. Eloy Alfaro 
Quito, Ecuador 
Tel.: (+593-2) 254-6690, Ext. 284 Fax: (+593-2) 250-4922 E-mail: abarbosa@mipro.gob.ec
 
Website: http://www.mipro.gov.ec/  
Regulatory body: 
Instituto Ecuatoriano de  Normalización, INEN 
Baquerizo E8-29 y Almagro Quito, Ecuador Tel.: (+593-2) 250-1885 
Fax: (+593-2) 256-7815 
E-mail: baguilera@inen.gob.ec
 
Website: http://www.inen.gob.ec/