ECU/354
WTO/TBT
EC Ecuador
  • 72 - Iron and steel
2019-06-07
2019-04-15

Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel (HS 7216); Other bars and rods, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded (HS 722830); - Angles, shapes and sections (HS 722870)

Proyecto de Tercera Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 018 (3R) "Perfiles abiertos de acero conformados en frío y perfiles de acero laminados en caliente" (Draft third revision (3R) of Ecuadorian Standardization Institute Technical Regulation (PRTE INEN) No. 018 "Open angles, shapes and sections of cold-formed steel, and angles, shapes and sections of hot-rolled steel") (12 pages, in Spanish)

The notified Technical Regulation establishes the requirements to be met by open angles, shapes and sections of cold-formed steel, and angles, shapes and sections of hot-rolled steel, prior to the marketing of domestic and imported products, with the aim of protecting human safety and preventing misleading practices.

The notified Technical Regulation applies to the following products:

1.         Open angles, shapes and sections of cold-formed steel for structural use;

2.       Special open, light, pre-galvanized and cold-formed angles, shapes and sections for use in load-bearing structures; 

3.       Open angles, shapes and sections of hot-rolled steel.