. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ECU/45 
23 April 2009 
 (09-1950) 
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  (Ecuadorian Standardization Institute) 
Baquerizo Moreno E8-29, Quito 
Tel.: (+593-2) 250-1885 
Fax: (+593-2) 256-7815 E-mail: rgallegos@inen.gov.ec
 
Website: www.inen.gov.ec  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Website 
addresses, if available) of agency or au thority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:  
Dirección de Políticas de Comercio (Directorate of Trade Policy) 
Subsecretaría de Comercio e Inversiones  (Under-Secretariat for Trade and Investment) 
Ministerio de Industrias y Competitividad  (Ministry of Industry and Competitiveness) 
Avdas. Eloy Alfaro y Amazonas 
Quito, Ecuador 
Tel.: (+593-2) 256-6041, ext. 162 Fax: (+593-2) 250-4922 E-mail: abarbosa@mic.gov.ec
;  mepoveda@mic.gov.ec  
Website: http://www.mic.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):   HS tariff 
subheading 9900.00.00 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTE INEN 042 
"Accesibilidad de las personas con discapaci dad y movilidad reducida al medio físico" 
(Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Sta ndardization Institute (RTE INEN) No. 042:  
Accessibility of the physical environment to  people with disabilities and reduced mobility) 
(7 pages, in Spanish). G/TBT/N/ECU/45 
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  6. Description of content:   The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following:  
Scope;  Definitions;  General conditions;  Specific requirements;  Regulatory documents 
consulted or serving as references;  Demonstration of compliance;  Conformity assessment and certification bodies;  Inspection and/or supervisory authority;  Type of inspection 
and/or monitoring;  Penalty regime;  Liability of conformity assessment bodies;  and 
Review and updating. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The notified draft Technical Regulation lays down the accessibility requirements to be met 
by public and private areas so as to ensure safety and prevent risks to life and health. 
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where notice appears:  http://www.mipro.gov.ec ;  http://www.inen.gov.ec  
2. Proposal and basic document:  Technical Regul ation of the Ecuadorian Standardization 
Institute (RTE INEN) No. 042:  Accessibility of the physical environment to people 
with disabilities and reduced mobility; 
3. Publication in which Technical Regula tion will be published when adopted:  
Registro Oficial  (Official Journal). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  90 days after date of circulation 
Six months after adoption 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days after date of circulation 
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:  
Contact and/or National Enquiry Point: Dirección de Políticas de Comercio 
Subsecretaría de Comercio e Inversiones Ministerio de Industrias y Competitividad Avdas.  Eloy Alfaro y Amazonas Quito, Ecuador 
Tel.: (+593-2) 256-6041, ext. 162 
Fax: (+593-2) 250-4922 E-mail: abarbosa@mic.gov.ec
;  mepoveda@mic.gov.ec  
Website: http://www.mic.gov.ec