WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ECU/11 
24 February 2006 
 (06-0822) 
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:  
 
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 2566041, Ext. 161 Fax: (+593) 2 2541984 E-mail:  abarbosa@micip.gov.ec
 
Website: www.micip.gov.ec  
 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
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):   HS 7214.20.00 and 
7221.00.00 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano RTE INEN 016 para varillas y alambres de acero para 
refuerzo de hormigón armado (Draft Ecuadorian Technical Regulation RTE INEN 016 on 
steel rods and wire for concrete rein forcement) (9 pages, in Spanish). G/TBT/N/ECU/11 
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  6. Description of content:  
 - This draft Ecuadorian Technical Regulation lays down the technical 
requirements for steel rods and wire used  to reinforce concrete, with a view 
to ensuring safety nationwide, protecting human and animal life, the environment and geographical conditions , and preventing practices likely to 
mislead and harm end-users. 
 - This draft Regulation specifies its scope including tariff classification, and 
covers definitions, genera l conditions, requirements, labelling, marking and 
packaging, conformity assessment tests, proof of conformity, administrative procedure for verifying conformity w ith this Regulation, inspection and 
supervisory authority, pe nalties, liability of conformity assessment bodies, 
review and updating, and entry into force. 
 - This draft Regulation provides that steel rods and wire used to reinforce 
concrete must clearly demonstrat e conformity with the following 
Ecuadorian Technical Standards:  NTE INEN 102, NTE INEN 1511 and 
NTE INEN 2167. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 Protection of human health and safety, prevention of fraud or misrepresentation 
arising from misleading advertising or la belling, and environmental protection. 
8. Relevant documents:  
 1. Publication in which notice appears: 
  http://www.micip.gov.ec  
  http://www.inen.gov.ec  
 2. Proposal and basic document:  Ecuadorian Technical Regulation
RTE INEN 016 
 3. Publication in which proposal will appear following adoption:  Registro 
Oficial  (Official Journal) 
 4. NTE INEN 102:  Hot-rolled corruga ted carbon steel rods for reinforced 
concrete.  Requirements;  NTE INEN 2 167:  Low-alloy weldable hot-treated 
deformed steel rods for reinforced concrete.  Requirements;  NTE INEN 1511: 
Cold-shaped wire for reinforced conc rete.  Requirements;  Law No. 21:  Ley 
Orgánica de Defensa del Consumidor y su Reglamento  (Organic Law on 
consumer protection and Regulations thereto):  Chapter III:  Regulación de la 
publicidad y su contenido  (Regulation of advertising and the contents thereof), 
Chapter IV:  Información básica comercial  (Basic marketing information), 
Chapter V:  Responsabilidades y obligaciones del proveedor  (Responsibilities 
and obligations of the supplier), Chapter IX:  Prácticas prohibidas  (Prohibited 
practices), Chapter X:  Protección de la salud y seguridad  (Protection of 
health and safety) and Chapter XII:  Control de calidad  (Quality control).  G/TBT/N/ECU/11 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  }Six months after adoption. 
90 days after circulation by the WTO Secretariat. 
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, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: 
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 2566041, Ext. 161 
Fax: (+593) 2 2541984 E-mail:  abarbosa@micip.gov.ec
 
Web site: www.micip.gov.ec  
 or: 
 
Regulatory body:  Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización (INEN) Baquerizo Moreno E8-29 y Almagro 
Quito, Ecuador 
Tel.: (+593) 2 2528556/2501885 to 2501887 Fax: (+593) 2 2567815 E-mail:  furresta@inen.gov.ec
 
Web site: www.inen.gov.ec