G/SPS/N/ECU/24 6 
6 October  2020 
(20-6837) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : ECUADOR  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario , 
AGROCALIDAD (Agency for Phytosanitary and Animal Health Regulation and Control)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Sorghum seed  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Bolivia  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución 103 - Requisitos fitosanitarios para la 
importación de semillas de sorgo originarias de Bolivia  (Resolution No. 103 - 
Phytosanitary requirements for the importation of sorghum seed from Bolivia ) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/ECU/20_5964_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Resolution No. 103 - Phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation of sorghum seed from Bolivia . 
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. ISPM No.) : ISPM Nos. 2 
and 11  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  G/SPS/N/ECU/24 6 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 29 September  2020 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 29 September  2020 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication,  and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 29 September  2020 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario - AGROCALIDAD  
Patricio Almeida Granja  
Av. Interoceánica Km. 14 1/2, La Granja MAG, Tumbaco  
Tel.: (+593) 2237 2844  
Email: direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
agrocalidad.rrii@gmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario  - AGROCALIDAD  
Patricio Almeida Granja  
Av. Interoceánica Km. 14 1/2, La Granja MAG, Tumbaco  
Tel.: (+593) 2237 2844  
Email: direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
agrocalidad.rrii@gmail.com