ECU/377
WTO/TBT
EC Ecuador
  • 87 - Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof
2019-06-23
2019-05-06

Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles), not motorised (HS 8712); Other (HS 87149); Other (HS 871190)

Proyecto de Segunda Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 046 (2R) "Requisitos de seguridad para bicicletas" (Draft second revision (2R) of Ecuadorian Standardization Institute Technical Regulation PRTE INEN No. 046 "Safety requirements for bicycles") (11 pages, in Spanish)

The notified Technical Regulation establishes the requirements to be met by bicycles, 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:

·         City and trekking, young adult, mountain and racing bicycles;

·         Children's bicycles;

·         BMX bicycles;

·         Electric power-assisted bicycles;

The notified Technical Regulation does not apply to:

·         Delivery bicycles;

·         Tandem bicycles;

·         Toy bicycles; 

.          Electric scooters.