Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 11 April 2019 | Final date for Comment: 10 June 2019

The notified Technical Regulation establishes the requirements to be met by the labelling of articles of apparel, clothing accessories and household linen, prior to the marketing of domestic and imported products, with the aim of preventing misleading practices. The notified Technical Regulation applies to the following products: 1. Articles of apparel; 2. Clothing accessories; 3. Household linen. The notified Technical Regulation does not apply to: 1. Goods subject to special treatment (Chapter 98 of the Tariff Classification of Ecuador). [Passenger luggage; household goods and/or work equipment; donations from abroad; diplomatic allowances; goods for use by persons with disabilities; samples with no commercial value; international postal traffic or express courier deliveries; certified reference materials; and relief consignments for natural or similar disasters]. The provisions of the Organic Code of Production, Trade and Investment, the resolutions issued by COMEX and the relevant procedures established by the National Customs Service of Ecuador (SENAE) will apply to these goods. 2. Disposable articles of apparel, clothing accessories and household linen; 3. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories for pets; 4. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, and hats and other headgear classed as toys, which must comply with Ecuadorian Standardization Institute Technical Regulation (RTE INEN) No. 089, "Toy safety" that is currently in force; 5. Products covered by Ecuadorian Standardization Institute Technical Regulation (RTE INEN) No. 157 "Labelling of articles of leather"; 6. Hair items such as elastic headbands, hairbands and hairnets; 7. Protective gloves covered by the scope of Ecuadorian Standardization Institute Technical Regulation (RTE INEN) No. 270 "Protective gloves"; products that must comply with the above Technical Regulation; 8. Protective clothing: Hoods, aprons, sleeves and gaiters which are designed to protect the wearer's head, body and feet and which are to be worn during welding and allied processes with comparable risks; clothing with limited-flame-spread properties and where the user can be exposed to radiant or convective or contact heat or to molten metal splashes; heat- and flame-proof clothing; clothing for fire-fighting in structures; chemical protective clothing that acts as a barrier against aerosols containing dry fine powder; protective clothing and hand protectors for abrasive blasting operations using granular abrasives propelled by compressed air or by mechanical means, for the treatment of surfaces; protective clothing against liquid chemicals; other articles with the characteristics of protective clothing.

Products Covered: 611521 - Of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn less than 67 decitex; 611522 - Of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn 67 decitex or more; 611529 - Of other textile materials; 611530 - Other women's full-length or knee-length hosiery, measuring per single yarn less than 67 decitex; 611594 - Of wool or fine animal hair; 611595 - Of cotton; 611596 - Of synthetic fibres; 630420 - Bed nets specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter; 650500 - Felt hats and other felt headgear, made from the hat bodies, hoods or plateaux of heading 6501.00.00, whether or not lined or trimmed; Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather (HS 4203); Articles of apparel, clothing accessories and other articles of furskin (HS 4303); Women's or girls' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including ski-jackets), wind-cheaters, wind- jackets and similar articles, knitted or crocheted, other than those of heading 61.04 (HS 6102); Men's or boys' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear), knitted or crocheted (HS 6103); Women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear), knitted or crocheted (HS 6104); Men's or boys' shirts, knitted or crocheted (HS 6105); Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, knitted or crocheted (HS 6106); Men's or boys' underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted (HS 6107); Women's or girls' slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, negligees, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted (HS 6108); T-shirts, singlets and other vests, knitted or crocheted (HS 6109); Track suits, ski suits and swimwear, knitted or crocheted (HS 6112); Garments, made up of knitted or crocheted fabrics of heading 59.03, 59.06 or 59.07 (HS 6113); Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted (HS 6116); Men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including ski-jackets), wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, other than those of heading 62.03 (HS 6201); Women's or girls' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including ski-jackets), wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, other than those of heading 62.04 (HS 6202); Men's or boys' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear) (HS 6203); Women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear) (HS 6204); Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses (HS 6206); Men's or boys' singlets and other vests, underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles (HS 6207); Women's or girls' singlets and other vests, slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, negligees, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles (HS 6208); Garments, made up of fabrics of heading 56.02, 56.03, 59.03, 59.06 or 59.07 (HS 6210); Brassieres, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters and similar articles and parts thereof, whether or not knitted or crocheted (HS 6212); Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like (HS 6214); Ties, bow ties and cravats (HS 6215); Gloves, mittens and mitts (HS 6216); Other made up clothing accessories; parts of garments or of clothing accessories, other than those of heading 62.12 (HS 6217); Blankets and travelling rugs (HS 6301); Curtains (including drapes) and interior blinds; curtain or bed valances (HS 6303); Other furnishing articles, excluding those of heading 94.04 (HS 6304); Hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (HS 6504); Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hair-nets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (HS 6505); Of wool or fine animal hair (HS 61101); Panty hose, tights and stockings (HS 61151); Swimwear (HS 62111); Other bed linen, printed (HS 63022); Other bed linen (HS 63023); Other table linen (HS 63025); Other (HS 65069); Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts) (HS 392620); Of cotton (HS 610120); Of man-made fibres (HS 610130); Of other textile materials (HS 610190); Of cotton (HS 611020); Of synthetic fibres (HS 611030); Of cotton (HS 611120); Of synthetic fibres (HS 611130); Of other textile materials (HS 611190); Of cotton (HS 611420); Of man-made fibres (HS 611430); Of other textile materials (HS 611599); Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like (HS 611710); Other accessories (HS 611780); Of cotton (HS 620520); Of man-made fibres (HS 620530); Of other textile materials (HS 620590); Of cotton (HS 620920); Of synthetic fibres (HS 620930); Of other textile materials (HS 620990); Ski suits (HS 621120); Of cotton (HS 621132); Of man-made fibres (HS 621133); Of other textile materials (HS 621139); Of cotton (HS 621142); Of man-made fibres (HS 621143); Of other textile materials (HS 621149); Of cotton (HS 621320); Of other textile materials (HS 621390); Bed linen, knitted or crocheted (HS 630210); Table linen, knitted or crocheted (HS 630240); Of cotton (HS 630251); Of flax (HS 630252); Of man-made fibres (HS 630253); Of other textile materials (HS 630259); Toilet linen and kitchen linen, of terry towelling or similar terry fabrics, of cotton (HS 630260); Of cotton (HS 630291); Of man-made fibres (HS 630293); Of other textile materials (HS 630299); Floorcloths, dishcloths, dusters and similar cleaning cloths (HS 630710); Sleeping bags (HS 940430); Other (HS 940490).

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 11 April 2019

Products Covered: Glycerol (HS code(s): 290545); Inorganic chemicals (ICS code(s): 71.060); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 11 April 2019

Products Covered: Glycerol (HS code(s): 290545); Inorganic chemicals (ICS code(s): 71.060); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 10 April 2019

Products Covered: Aspartame.

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 10 April 2019

Products Covered: Aspartame.

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 10 April 2019

Products Covered: Saccharin (food grade)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 10 April 2019

Products Covered: Saccharin (food grade)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 10 April 2019 | Final date for Comment: 09 June 2019

Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 66, dealing with portable fire extinguishers. The major differences between the old version and this new revised draft standard are as follow: Changes the values from N to Kg; Expends the standard's scope to include also wet chemical extinguishers; Changes the requirements for extinguishing material and the discharge gas (paragraph 2.2); Deletes paragraph 1.5 dealing with compliance; Adds new requirements for the container and the container's joints (paragraphs 3.2.2 and 3.2.3); Removes most of the requirements for the thread of the head and the thread of the container (paragraph 3.7.4); Adds new requirements to the vibration resistance test methods (paragraph 4.8); Changes the pressure for testing the strength of bushing thread (paragraph 4.11); Deletes paragraph 3.13.5.1 dealing with threads; Amends paragraph 2.1 dealing with marking and changes the width of the white strip and the size of the letters on it.  Both the old standard and this new revised standard will apply from the entry into force of the new edition for a period of 12 months. During this time product may be tested according to the old or the new revised standard.

Products Covered: Portable fire extinguishers

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 10 April 2019 | Final date for Comment: 09 June 2019

Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 66, dealing with portable fire extinguishers. The major differences between the old version and this new revised draft standard are as follow: Changes the values from N to Kg; Expends the standard's scope to include also wet chemical extinguishers; Changes the requirements for extinguishing material and the discharge gas (paragraph 2.2); Deletes paragraph 1.5 dealing with compliance; Adds new requirements for the container and the container's joints (paragraphs 3.2.2 and 3.2.3); Removes most of the requirements for the thread of the head and the thread of the container (paragraph 3.7.4); Adds new requirements to the vibration resistance test methods (paragraph 4.8); Changes the pressure for testing the strength of bushing thread (paragraph 4.11); Deletes paragraph 3.13.5.1 dealing with threads; Amends paragraph 2.1 dealing with marking and changes the width of the white strip and the size of the letters on it.  Both the old standard and this new revised standard will apply from the entry into force of the new edition for a period of 12 months. During this time product may be tested according to the old or the new revised standard.

Products Covered: Portable fire extinguishers

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 09 April 2019

Products Covered: Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (HS code(s): 0401); Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (HS code(s): 0402); Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, képhir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or flavoured or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, fruits, nuts or cocoa (HS code(s): 0403); Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; products consisting of natural milk constituents, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, n.e.s. (HS code(s): 0404); Butter, incl. dehydrated butter and ghee, and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads (HS code(s): 0405); Milk albumin "lactalbumin", incl. concentrates of two or more whey proteins containing by weight > 80% whey proteins, calculated on the dry matter (HS code(s): 350220); Milk and milk products (ICS code(s): 67.100)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification