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4 November  2020 
(20-7823) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 27 October 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Ecuador . 
 
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Title: Amendment No. 6 to Ecuadorian Standardization Service Technical Regulation (RTE INEN) No. 
028 (1R): "Fuels"  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:  
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1: 
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:  
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1: 
[X] Other: www.normalizacion.gob.ec  
Transitional provision No. 1 of Amendment No. 5 to the first revision (1R) of RTE INEN 
No. 028: "Fuels" stipulates that No. 2 diesel fuel for use in moto r vehicles may be 
marketed in the Shushufindi refinery's area of influence (Shushufindi, Coca, Lago Agrio 
and El Tena) for a period of 24 months from 1 December 2020. Once this period has 
elapsed, the product must meet the requirements laid down in the ver sion of Ecuadorian 
Technical Standard NTE INEN 1489 in effect at the time.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ECU/20_6534_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ECU/20_6534_01_s.pdf  
 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final measure/interpretative guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/ECU/66/Add.8  
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  Description : By means of this Addendum No. 8, the Republic of Ecuador advises that Amendment 
No. 6 to RTE INEN No. 028 (1R) : "Fuels"  has been issued pursuant to Resolution MPCEIP -SC-2020-
0269-R of 17 September 2020 by the Under -Secretariat for Quality of the Ministry of Production, 
Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries. The Amendment entered into force on 17 September 2020, 
without prejudice to its publication in the Official Journal.  
Text available from: Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca  (Ministry of 
Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries), Subsecretaría de Calidad  (Under -Secretariat 
for Quality), Organismo Nacional de Notificación  (National Notification Authority):  
TBT enquiry point: Jeannette Mariño  
Plataforma Gubernamental de Gestión Financiera - Piso 8 Bloque amarillo Av. Amazonas entre 
Unión Nacional de Periodi stas y Alfonso Pereira  
Quito, Ecuador  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948760, Ext. 2252/2254  
Email: Puntocontacto -OTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
PuntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com  
jmarino@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
jsanchezc@produccion.gob.ec  
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