ECU/363/Rev.1
WTO/TBT
EC Equateur
  • 39 - Matières plastiques et ouvrages en ces matières
2019-12-27
2019-11-11

- Tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid: (HS 39172); - Other tubes, pipes and hoses: (HS 39173); - Fittings (HS 391740)

Proyecto de Segunda Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 030 (2R) "Tubos y Accesorios Plásticos de Poli (Cloruro de Vinilo) (PVC), Polietileno (PE), Polipropileno (PP) y Poliéster Reforzado Con Fibra de Vidrio (PRFV o GRP)" (Draft second revision (2R) of Ecuadorian Technical Regulation PRTE INEN No. 030 "Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and glass-reinforced polyester (GRP) tubes, pipes, hoses and fittings") (14 pages, in Spanish)

The notified Technical Regulation establishes the requirements to be met by poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and glass-reinforced polyester (GRP) tubes, pipes, hoses and fittings, prior to the marketing of domestic and imported products, with the aim of protecting human safety and health, and preventing deceptive practices.

It applies to the following products:

·         Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) pipes and fittings:

o    Rigid, unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) tubes, pipes, hoses and fittings;

o    Oriented poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-O) tubes, pipes, hoses and joints;

o    Chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-C) tubes, pipes, hoses and fittings;

·         Polyethlene (PE) pipes and fittings:

o    Polyethylene (PE) tubes, pipes, hoses and fittings;

o    Cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) tubes, pipes, hoses and fittings;

o    Raised-temperature-resistance polyethylene (PE-RT) tubes, pipes, hoses and fittings;

·         Polypropylene (PP) pipes and fittings;

·         Pipes and fittings of unsaturated polyester (UP) resin-based glass-reinforced polyester (GRP).

It does not apply to: Plastic tubes, pipes, hoses and fittings intended for use in fire-fighting systems.