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G/TBT/N/ECU/3/REV.1

Ecuador

2017

General environmental protection

Manufacturing

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The notified Technical Regulation establishes the requirements to be met by household refrigerating appliances, with a view to preventing risks to human life, health and safety and the environment, and practices likely to mislead users with respect to the handling, operation and functioning of such products
Measure description		Coverage of the measure
Draft first revision (1R) of Ecuadorian Standardization Institute Technical Regulation (RTE INEN) No. 009: Household refrigerating appliances: The notified draft revision covers the following: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Classification; Product requirements; Marking and labelling requirements; Sampling; Conformity assessment tests; Reference documents; Conformity assessment procedure; Monitoring and inspection authority; Penalty regime; Liability of conformity assessment bodies; and Review and updating		Household refrigerating appliances
Type of measure	Technical regulation; Conformity assessment procedure	ICS - HS Code	8418.10.90.00 8418.21.30.00 8418.40.00.00
Subsidy amount		Implementation period	180 days after adoption
Keywords	Environment

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G/TBT/N/ECU/34/REV.1

Ecuador

2017

Energy conservation and efficiency

Manufacturing

Environment related objective
To ensure energy efficiency and conservation: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the energy efficiency procedures and requirements that will enable refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers intended for food storage to be classified according to energy performance
Measure description		Coverage of the measure
Draft first revision (1R) of Ecuadorian Standardization Institute Technical Regulation (RTE INEN) No. 035: Energy efficiency of domestic refrigeration appliances. Energy consumption reporting, test methods and labelling		domestic refrigeration appliances
Type of measure	Technical regulation; Conformity assessment procedure	ICS - HS Code	8418.10.00.00 8418.21.90.00 8418.30.00.90
Subsidy amount		Implementation period	180 days after adoption
Keywords	Energy Labelling

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G/TBT/N/ECU/336

2017

Energy conservation and efficiency

Manufacturing

Environment related objective
The notified Technical Regulation establishes the energy efficiency requirements that will enable refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers intended for food storage to be classified according to energy performance. It also details the information to be stated on the energy consumption label for all types of domestic refrigeration appliances, with a view to preventing risks to health and safety and the environment, and practices likely to mislead users of electric power
Measure description		Coverage of the measure
Draft first revision (1R) of Ecuadorian Standardization Institute Technical Regulation (RTE INEN) No. 035: Energy efficiency of domestic refrigeration appliances. Energy consumption reporting, test methods and labelling		domestic refrigeration appliances
Type of measure	Technical regulation; Conformity assessment procedure	ICS - HS Code	8418.10.00.00 8418.21.90.00 8418.30.00.90
Subsidy amount		Implementation period	180 days after adoption
Keywords	Energy Environment

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G/TBT/N/ECU/334

Ecuador

2017

Energy conservation and efficiency

Manufacturing

Environment related objective
The notified draft Technical Regulation establishes the technical and safety requirements to be met by connectors, chargers, cables and batteries for the charging of electric vehicles, with a view to protecting human life and health, protecting the environment, and preventing practices likely to mislead users and associated facilities
Measure description		Coverage of the measure
Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 162, "Charging accessories for electric vehicles")		Charging accessories for electric vehicles
Type of measure	Technical regulation; Conformity assessment procedure	ICS - HS Code	8504409010 8544420000 8536901000
Subsidy amount		Implementation period	180 days after adoption
Keywords	Environment

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G/TBT/N/ECU/335

Ecuador

2017

General environmental protection

Manufacturing

Environment related objective
The notified Technical Regulation establishes the requirements to be met by household refrigerating appliances, with a view to preventing risks to human life, health and safety and the environment, and practices likely to mislead users with respect to the handling, operation and functioning of such products
Measure description		Coverage of the measure
Draft first revision (1R) of Ecuadorian Standardization Institute Technical Regulation (RTE INEN) No. 009: Household refrigerating appliances		Household refrigerating appliances
Type of measure	Technical regulation; Conformity assessment procedure	ICS - HS Code	8418.10.90.00 8418.21.30.00 8418.40.00.00
Subsidy amount		Implementation period	180 days after adoption
Keywords	Environment

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G/TBT/N/EU/437

European Union

2017

Technical regulation or specifications

Agriculture

Environment related objective
To protect the environment, animal or plant life, and human health
Measure description		Coverage of the measure
Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance picoxystrobin, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011		Picoxystrobin (pesticide active substance)
Type of measure	Technical regulation	ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount		Implementation period	20 days following publication in the Official Journal of the EU
Keywords	Environment Hazardous

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G/TBT/N/EU/439

European Union

2017

Technical regulation or specifications

Chemicals

Environment related objective
This draft on some active substances used in biocidal products aims to protect public health and the environment, and harmonize the EU market on biocidal products
Measure description		Coverage of the measure
This draft Commission Implementing Regulation approves pyrogenic, synthetic amorphous silicon dioxide, nano, surface treated as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 18		Biocidal products
Type of measure	Technical regulation	ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount		Implementation period	20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU (Application from November 2018)
Keywords	Bio Environment

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G/TBT/N/EU/440

European Union

2017

Technical regulation or specifications

Chemicals

Environment related objective
This draft on dichlofluanidas as an existing substance used in biocidal products aims to protect public health and the environment, and harmonize the EU market on biocidal products
Measure description		Coverage of the measure
This draft Commission Implementing Regulation approves dichlofluanidas an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 21		Biocidal products
Type of measure	Technical regulation	ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount		Implementation period	20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU (Application from October 2018)
Keywords	Bio Environment

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G/TBT/N/EU/441

European Union

2017

Technical regulation or specifications

Chemicals

Environment related objective
This draft aims to protect public health and the environment, and harmonize the EU market on biocidal products by not approving PHMB as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 5
Measure description		Coverage of the measure
This draft Commission Implementing Decision does not approve PHMB (1600; 1.8) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 5. The scenarios evaluated in the environmental risk assessment identified unacceptable risks for the environment for these uses.		Biocidal products
Type of measure	Technical regulation	ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount		Implementation period	20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU (Application 12 months after adoption)
Keywords	Bio Environment

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G/TBT/N/EU/442

European Union

2017

Technical regulation or specifications

Chemicals

Environment related objective
This draft aims to protect public health and the environment, and harmonize the EU market on biocidal products by approving silicon dioxide Kieselguhr as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 18
Measure description		Coverage of the measure
This draft Commission Implementing Regulation approves silicon dioxide Kieselguhr as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 18		Biocidal products
Type of measure	Technical regulation	ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount		Implementation period	20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU (Application from November 2018)
Keywords	Bio Environment

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