. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/ECU/79 
4 October 2011 
 (11-4792) 
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 Fax: (593-2) 2567815 
Tel.: (593-2) 2501885 
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:  
 Subsecretaría de Comercio e Inversiones 
(Under-Secretariat for Trade and Investment)  
Ministerio de Industrias y Productividad , MIPRO 
(Ministry of Industry and Productivity) 
Av.  Amazonas y Av. Eloy Alfaro Quito, Ecuador Tel.: (593-2) 2546690, Ext. 284 Fax: (593-2) 2504922 E-mail: abarbosa@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.mipro.gob.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):   2104.10.10.00, 
2104.10.20.00, 2104.20.00.00 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano RTE INEN  063 "Sopas, caldos y cremas.  Requisitos"  
(Draft Ecuadorian Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute 
(RTE INEN) No. 063:  "Soups, broths and creams .  Requirements") (6 pages, in Spanish). G/TBT/N/ECU/79 
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  6. Description of content:   The notified draft Technical Regulation on soups, broths and 
creams covers the following:  Purpose;  Sc ope;  Definitions;  Classification;  General 
specifications;  Product requirements;  Packi ng, packaging and labelling requirements;  
Conformity assessment tests;  Sampling;  Regulatory documents consulted or serving as 
references;  Demonstration of compliance w ith the Ecuadorian Technical Regulation;  
Conformity assessment and certification bodies;  Inspection and/or supe rvisory authority;  
Type of inspection and/or monitoring;  Pena lty 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 Ecuadorian Technical Regula tion establishes the requirements to be met 
by soups, broths and creams, with a view to preventing risks to human life and health and 
practices likely to mislead or deceive consumers. 
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication where notice appears:  http://www.mipro.gob.ec  and 
 http://www.inen.gob.ec ; 
2. Proposal and basic document:  PRTE INEN 063 "Sopas, caldos y cremas.  Requisitos."  
 (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuador ian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) 
 No. 063:  "Soups, broths and creams.  Requirements."); 
3. Publication in which the Technical Re gulation 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:   30 November 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: Subsecretaría de Comercio e Inversiones 
Ministerio de Industrias y Productividad, MIPRO Av. Amazonas y Av. Eloy Alfaro Quito, Ecuador Tel.: (593-2) 2546690, Ext. 284 Fax: (593-2) 2504922 
E-mail: abarbosa@mipro.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.mipro.gob.ec  
Regulatory body: 
Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización, INEN 
Baquerizo E8-29 y Almagro 
Tel.: (593-2) 2501885 
Fax: (593-2) 2567815 E-mail:  baguilera@inen.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.inen.gob.ec