ECU/381
WTO/TBT
EC Ecuador
  • 73 - Articles of iron or steel
2019-06-23
2019-05-06

Of non-malleable cast iron (HS 732510); Other (HS 732599)

Proyecto de Tercera Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 062 (3R) "Productos de fundiciones de hierro gris y nodular" (Draft third revision (3R) of Ecuadorian Standardization Institute Technical Regulation PRTE INEN No. 062 "Grey and ductile cast iron products") (8 pages, in Spanish)

The notified Technical Regulation establishes the requirements to be met by grey and ductile cast iron products, 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:

·         Drainage grates to be installed in areas subject to vehicular and pedestrian traffic;

·         Covers for manholes and underground networks;

·         Manhole covers;

·         Inspection chambers;

·         Telecommunication manhole covers;

·         Refillable manhole covers;

·         Cast-iron gutters with cast-iron grates;

·         Drains.

The notified Technical Regulation does not apply to:

·         Covers, grilles and drains made from materials other than ductile or grey cast iron; 

.         Valve boxes and drains for floors and roofs in buildings