Government of India
Ministry of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi – 110 011.
Policy Circular No. 85 (RE-2008)/2004-2009
Dated: 30.04.2009
To,
All Licensing Authorities;
All Commissioners of Customs;
Sub: Recognition of certification/inspection reports/test reports issued by Indian bodies by Ecuador
1. Ecuador Accreditation Body, OAE have informed that they would recognize accreditation by members of International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) for the purpose of import regulations in Ecuador. National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) and National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories (NABL) are members from India in IAF and ILAC respectively.
2. Accordingly, the certifications/inspection reports/test reports from Indian bodies duly accredited by NABCB under the Quality Council of India and the NABL under the Department of Science and Technology, relating to compliance to standards applicable in Ecuador shall be accepted by the authorities in that country.
3. Exporters of goods, indicated in Annexure to this Policy Circular, to Eucador, are advised to contact NABCB or NABL in the matter for further details.
4. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.
Sd/-
(O. P. Hisaria)
Joint Director General of Foreign Trade
(Issued from File No. 01/93/180/103/AM09/PC-2(B))
ANNEXURE TO POLICY CIRCULAR NO. 85 DATED 30.04.2009
LIST OF PRODUCTS “SUBJECTED TO CONTROL” IN ECUADOR
1. Hydraulic Cement (Portland Cement and others)
2. Petroleum oils or mineral oils (including gasoline, fuel oil, lubricant oils, etc.)
3. Matches
4. Chemical powder used for the fire extinguisher
5. Portable fire extinguisher
6. Brake fluid
7. PVC tubes and accessories
8. Pneumatic tyres
9. Latex condoms
10. Garments and accessories, including furriery (also including labeling and ticketing of them)
11. Asbestos plates and tubes
12. Crockery, Tiles (ceramic products)
13. Security and safety glasses
14. Iron and steel rods
15. Iron tubes
16. Metallic culverts
17. Iron Cylinders and tanks for LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas)
18. Valves for LPG tanks
19. Rivets for Brake shoes
20. Brake shoes
21. Domestic devices for cooking (like stoves, ovens, etc.)
22. Aluminum Wires for electrical use
23. Refrigerating devices for domestic use (like refrigerators, freezers, etc.)
24. Gas water heaters
25. Electrical water heaters
26. Transformers (electrical)
27. Carbon-Zinc Batteries
28. Spark plugs
29. Light bulbs
30. Vehicles (VIN, WMI content, related to ISO 3779, ISO 3780, ISO 4030, ISO 3833, ISO 612)
31. Vehicle gas emission
