WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ECU/19 
30 January 2007 
 (07-0408) 
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 Website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:  
Dirección Nacional de Políticas de Comercio Exterior  (National Directorate of Foreign 
Trade Policy) Subsecretaría de Comercio Exterior e Integración  (Under-Secretariat of Foreign Trade 
and Integration) Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, Industrialización, Pesca y Competitividad  (Ministry of 
Foreign Trade, Industrialization, Fisheries and Competitiveness) 
Av. Amazonas y Av. 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 
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):   H S  t a r i f f  
subheading 9900.00.00 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Reglamento Técnico 
RTE INEN 022 para el rotulado de product os alimenticios procesados, envasados y 
empaquetados  (Technical Regulation of the Ecuado rian Standardization Institute 
RTE INEN 022 on the labelling of processed a nd packaged food products) (5 pages, in 
Spanish). G/TBT/N/ECU/19 
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  6. Description of content:  
- The notified draft Regulation establishes the labelling requirements for processed 
and packaged food products with a view to protecting human health and preventing practices likely to mislead consumers. 
- This draft Regulation on processed and packaged food products for final consumers 
covers the following: scope, specific c ontent; general conditions, requirements, 
conformity assessment tests, reference standards and standards consulted; demonstration of compliance; administrative procedure for verifying compliance; inspection and supervisory authority; pe nalty regime;  liability of conformity 
assessment bodies;  review and updating;  and deregulation. 
- This draft Technical Regulation establishes that the labelling of processed and 
packaged food products must meet the requirements set out in Ecuadorian Technical Standards NTE INEN 1334-1, 1334-2 and 2074 and in the Ley Orgánica de 
Defensa al Consumidor  (Organic Law on consumer protection). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of human health and prevention of practices likely to mislead consumers. 
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication in which the notice appear s:  Available at http://www.micip.gov.ec and 
http://www.inen.gov.ec 
2. Proposal and basic document:  Ecuadorian Standardization Institute Technical 
Regulation RTE INEN 022 
3. Publication in which 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 circulation by the WTO Secretariat 
11. 
 Texts available from:  National enquiry po int [ X ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Contact and/or National enquiry point: 
Dirección Nacional de Políticas de Comercio Exterior 
Subsecretaría de Comercio Exterior e Integración Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, Industrialización, Pesca y Competitividad Av. Amazonas y Av. Eloy Alfaro Quito, Ecuador 
 
Tel.: (+593) 2 256-6041, Ext. 161 Fax: (+593) 2 254-1984 E-mail: abarbosa@micip.gov.ec Web site: www.micip.gov.ec  
  G/TBT/N/ECU/19 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Website addresses, if available, of other body:   (cont'd) 
 Regulatory Agency: Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización 
Baquerizo Moreno E8-29 y Almagro 
Quito, Ecuador  Tel.: (+593) 2 252-8556 / 250-1885 to 250-1887 Fax: (+593) 2 256-7815 
E-mail: furresta@inen.gov.ec 
Web site: www.inen.gov.ec