ECU/422/Rev.1
WTO/TBT
EC Ecuador
  • 84 - Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
2020-01-05
2019-11-14

Other jacks and hoists, hydraulic (HS 842542); Other (HS 842549)

Proyecto de Primera Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 195 (1R) "Gatos hidráulicos y mecánicos" (Draft first revision (1R) of Ecuadorian Technical Regulation PRTE INEN No. 195, "Hydraulic and mechanical jacks and hoists") (9 pages, in Spanish)

The notified Ecuadorian Technical Regulation establishes the requirements to be met by hydraulic and mechanical jacks and hoists, prior to the marketing of domestic and imported products, with the aim of protecting human safety and preventing deceptive practices.

It applies to the following products:

·         Hydraulic jacks and hoists for road vehicles with a nominal capacity exceeding 3,500 kg (3.5 tonnes);

·         Mechanical jacks and hoists for road vehicles. 

It does not apply to: Pneumatic jacks and hoists.