ECU/400
WTO/TBT
EC Equateur
  • 15 - Graisses et huiles animales ou végétales; produits de leur dissociation; graisses alimentaires élaborées; cires d'origine animale ou végétale
2019-07-29
2019-05-10

50110 - Lard; Olive oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (HS 1509); Other oils and their fractions, obtained solely from olives, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, including blends of these oils or fractions with oils or fractions of heading 15.09 (HS 1510); Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared (HS 1516); Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions of heading 15.16 (HS 1517); Other (HS 150790); Other (HS 150890); Other (HS 1511190); Other (HS 151219); Other (HS 151419); Other (HS 151499); Other (HS 151529); Sesame oil and its fractions (HS 151550); Other (HS 151590)

Proyecto de Segunda Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 064 (2R) "Grasas y aceites comestibles" (Draft second revision (2R) of Ecuadorian Technical Regulation PRTE INEN No. 064 "Edible fats and oils") (15 pages, in Spanish)

The notified Ecuadorian Technical Regulation establishes the requirements to be met by edible fats and oils, prior to the marketing of domestic and imported products, with the aim of protecting human health and preventing deceptive practices.

It applies to the following products:

1.    Soya-bean oil

2.    Sunflower-seed oil

3.     Maize (corn) oil

4.    Olive oil

5.    Ground-nut oil

6.    Cotton-seed oil

7.    Sesame oil

8.    Rapeseed oil

9.    Rice oil

10.  Sacha inchi oil

11.  African palm oil, edible - olein

12.  Palm oil (OxG), high oleic

13.  Edible mixtures of vegetable oils

14.  African palm fat

15.  Kernel fat

16.  Edible fats

17.  Lard

18.  Margarine

19.  Industrial margarine 

It does not apply to reused edible fats and oils.