8702.20 With both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor as motors for propulsion; 8702.30 With both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion; 8703.23 With four-wheel drive; 8703.40 Other vehicles, with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion, other than those capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power; 8703.50 Other vehicles, with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor as motors for propulsion, other than those capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power; 8703.60 Other vehicles, with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power; 8703.70 Other vehicles, with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor as motors for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power; Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver (HS 8702); Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 87.02), including station wagons and racing cars (HS 8703); Motor vehicles for the transport of goods (HS 8704); Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those principally designed for the transport of persons or goods (for example, breakdown lorries, crane lorries, fire fighting vehicles, concrete-mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units) (HS 8705); Chassis fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05 (HS 8706); Road tractors for semi-trailers (HS 870120).

Proyecto de Primera Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 017 (1R) "Control de emisiones contaminantes de fuentes móviles terrestres" (Draft first revision (1R) of Ecuadorian Standardization Institute Technical Regulation PRTE INEN No.017 "Control of pollutant emissions from land-based mobile sources") (24 pages, in Spanish)

pollutant emissions from land-based mobile sources (motor vehicles) circulating in Ecuador and powered by petrol or diesel, as well as chassis fitted with engines for motor vehicles, prior to the marketing of domestic and imported products, with the aim of protecting human safety and the environment, without impairing the efficiency of motor vehicles.

The notified Technical Regulation applies to the following products:

·         Land-based mobile sources with more than three wheels (motor vehicles, prototype vehicles) powered by petrol;

·         Land-based mobile sources with more than three wheels (motor vehicles, prototype vehicles) or their engines powered by diesel;

·         Chassis fitted with engines powered by petrol or diesel.

The notified Technical Regulation does not apply to:

·         Vehicles that run on rails;

·         Road-maintenance machinery (the import license issued by the Ministry of Transport and Public Works establishing the vehicle as road-maintenance machinery must be attached);

·         Agricultural and forestry machinery;

·         Racing vehicles, classic, historical and collectors' vehicles;

·         Motorcycles, trikes, three-wheelers, quadricycles and cycles;

·         Golf cars and similar; not for use on roads;

·         Vehicles with only electric motor for propulsion; 

^.         Hybrid electric vehicles.