G/SPS/N/ECU/320  
16 October  2023 
(23-6956) 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) : Hemp ( Cannabi s sativa ) plants in substrate  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Switzerland  
5. Title of the notified document : Propuesta de requisitos fitosanitarios para la 
importación de plantas en sustrato de cáñamo para plantar originarios de Suiza  (Draft 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of hemp plants in substrate for 
planting, originating in Switzerland) Language(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/ECU/23_13017_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes draft phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation of hemp plants in substrate for planting, originating in 
Switzerland.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] 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. I SPM No.) : ISPM Nos. 2, 
11 and 21  
[ ] 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/320  
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined . 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined . 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined . 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 December 2 023 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enqu iry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario (AGROCALIDAD)  
Patricio Almeida  
Av. Interoceánica Km. 14 1/2, La Granja MAG, Tumbaco  
Tel.:(+593) 2 237 2844  
 (+593) 2 256 7232, Ext. 118  
Email: direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
 relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
 agrocalidad.rrii@gmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X]  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  
Av. Interoceánica Km. 14 1/2, La Granja MAG, Tumbaco  
Tel.:(+593) 2 237 2844  
 (+593) 2 256 7232, Ext. 118  
Email: direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
 relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
 agrocalidad.rrii@gmail.com