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22 February  2021 
(21-1458) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 2 2 February 2 021, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Ecuador . 
 
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Title: Formal adoption of the second revision (2R) of Ecuadorian Technical Regulation RTE INEN No. 
115 "Lead -acid batteries for motor vehicles"  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:  
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 18 December 2 020 
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 18 August 2 021 
[X] Text of final measure available from1: 
www.normalizacion.gob.ec  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/ECU/final_measure/21_1290_00
_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/ECU/final_measure/21_1290_01
_s.pdf  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:  
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed and tex t available from1: 
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1: 
[ ] Other:  
 
Description : Lead-acid batteries for motor vehicles  
By means of this Addendum No. 1, the Republic of Ecuador advises that the second revision (2R) of 
Ecuadorian Technical Regulation RTE INEN No. 115 "Lead -acid batteries for motor vehicles"  has been 
 
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/change to the measure/interpretative guidance can be 
obtained.  G/TBT/N/ECU/404/A dd.1 
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  issued pursuant to Resolution No. M PCEIP -SC-2020-0350-R of 2 0 November 2 020 by the Under -
Secretariat for Quality of the Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries . The 
notified text will enter into force after a period of eight months from 1 8 December 2 020, the date 
on which it was published in the Official Journal.  
Text a vailable 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 Notifi cation Authority):  
TBT enquiry point : Jeannette Mariño  
Plataforma Gubernamental de Gestión Financiera - Piso 8 Bloque amarillo Av . Amazonas entre 
Unión Nacional de Periodistas y Alfonso Pereira  
Quito, Ecuador  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948760, Ext. 2252/2254  
Email:  
Puntocontacto -OTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
PuntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com  
jmarino@producci on.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
jsanchezc@produccion.gob.ec  
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