G/LIC/N/2/ECU/ 2 
14 April  2022 
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1 -5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT1 
ECUADOR  
The following notification , dated 8 April  2022, is being circulated  at the request of the delegation of 
Ecuador . 
 Category  Notification details  
1 Notifying Member:  Ecuador  
2 Title of new 
legislation/procedure  Instructions  for obtaining non -automatic import licences for products under the 
control of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock  (MAG)  
(Resolution No. 022-2022). 
3 Date of publication:  Instructions : 7 March 2022  
4 Date of entry into force  Instructions : 7 March 2022  
5 Website link/Official 
publication of the new 
regulation/  
procedure  http://servicios.agricultura.gob.ec/mag01/pdfs/aministerial/2022/022 -
2022.pdf  
6 Have you attached a 
copy of the regulation 
(PDF) to the 
Secretariat?  [  ] Yes. (Please attach a copy of the regulation to the notification)  
 
[X] No. 
7 Type of notification  [X] (a) New licensing regulation/procedure2; (please answer questions  8 to 14 ) 
[  ] (b) Changes to a regulation/procedure previously notified in document : 
(please answer questions  15 and 16 ) 
8 List of products subject 
to licensing  Annex  I – Import licences for products   
9 Nature of licensing  Automatic : [  ] 
Non-Automatic : [X] 
10 Administrative 
purpose/measure 
being implemented  (a)    Protect public morals  
(b)    Protect human, animal or plant life or health  
(c)    Collect trade statistics or market surveillance  
(d)    Protection of patents, trademarks and copyrights, and the 
prevention of deceptive practices;  
  (e)    Pursue obligations un der the UN Charter and other international 
treaties ( i.e. C ITES, Basel Convention, Rotterdam Convention, 
UNSC Resolutions etc. ) 
(f)    Quota (including TRQ) administration  
(g)    Regulate imports of arms, ammunition or fissionable materials 
and safeguard national security  
(h)    Other : Import authoriza tion for agricultural products  (please  
  specify)  
 
1 It is understood that the notifying Member has also completed its notification obligations under 
Article  1.4(a) and Article 8.2(b) regarding the relevant law/regulation/procedure notified for by filling this form 
in a full and complete manner.  
2 "New licensing regulation/procedure" is understood to refer to any newly introduced law, regulation or 
procedure, and those which are in force but being notified for the first time to the Committee.  G/LIC/N/2/ECU/ 2 
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   Category  Notification details  
11 Administrative 
body(ies) for 
submission of 
applications  Ministry/authority and department : Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock / 
Undersecretariat for Agricultural Marketing  
Address : Directorate for Agricultural Trade Management  
Website : https://www.agricultura.gob.ec/subsecretaria -de-comercializacion  
Tel: (+593 -2) 3960 100 Ext. 1106  
Email : rverag@mag.gob.ec  
12 Contact point for 
information on 
eligibilit y 
Ministry/authority and 
Department:  Ministry/authority and department : Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock / 
Undersecretariat for Agricultural Marketing  
Address : Directorate for Agricultural Trade Management  
Website : https://www.agricultura.gob.ec/subsecretaria -de-comercializacion  
Tel: (+593 -2) 3960 100 Ext. 1106  
Email: rverag@mag.gob.ec  
13 Expected duration of 
licensing procedure  Ongoing . 
14 A summary of the 
notification in one of 
the WTO official 
languages  Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) Resolution No. 022 -2022 of 
7 March 2022 establish ing the procedure for granting and administering 
non-automatic import licences for products under the control of the MAG , as 
specified  in Annex I.  
  
In order to obtain the non-automatic import licence, natural or legal persons 
must be classified as importers of agricultural products.  
 
The non-automatic import licence shall be issued  prior to  the shipment of the 
goods on the following basis:  
 
(a) Two periods each year – from 1 to 21 December and 1 to 21 June – 
will be open for the receipt of applications . Applications will be received 
by the MAG Under secretariat for Agricultural Marketing.  
 
(b) The MAG Un dersecretariat  for Agricultural Marketing  will review 
applications taking account of applicants ’ import history in the last 
three years to ensure that imports  are used in their entirety and to 
avoid market distortions in relation to  product s. 
 
(c) Approved applications must be implemented  within the period specified 
in the respective import licence. However, the use of th e import licence 
may not go beyond  31 December of the year in which the licence is 
granted.  
 
The grant ing and approval of the non -automatic import licence shall not relieve 
importers of the obligation to satisfy requirements relating to animal and/or 
plant health, food safety or the like , applicable to agricultural products.  
 
The licence will be granted by the fourth day following the electronic submission 
of the application via the Single Window for Forei gn Trade, provided that the 
application complies with the established requirements.  
  
The no n-automatic import licence shall have a period of validity of 180 days 
from the date of issue and shall be authorized for a single consignment or 
shipment, with an ordinary period  of 90 days and an extraordinary period of 
90 additional days.  
 
As regards procedures for non-automatic import licences in 2022, applications 
will be received from 1  to 21 March 2022.  G/LIC/N/2/ECU/ 2 
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   Category  Notification details  
15 In the case of 7(b), 
please indicate the type 
of new change(s)  (a)    Termination  
(b)   Suspension  
(c)   Modification of specific details in existing procedures:  
 
 Product coverage  
 Administrative purpose  
 Automati c or Non -automatic  
 Duration of licensing product coverage  
 Change in the nature of quantity/value restriction  
 Eligibility of applicants  
 Contact information on eligibility  
 Administrative body(ies) for submission of application  
 Documentation requirements (including application form)  
 Period for application  
 Administrative body(ies) issuing licences  
 Processing time for issuing licence  
 Licence fee/administrative charge  
 Deposit/advance payment and relevant conditions  
 Appeal regulations/procedu res 
 Validity of licence  
 Other conditions of licence (extension, transferability, penalty for non -
use etc.)  
 Foreign exchange requirements  
 Other : __________ (please specify)  
16 Please explain the 
changes in detail  
(in one of the official 
WTO  languages)   
 
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  ANNEX  
Product s subject to i mport licensing 
 
Product f amily Subheading  Descrip tion 
Bovine m eat 0201.10.00.00  - Carcasses and half -carcasses  
0201.20.00.00  - Other  cuts with bone in  
0201.30.00.10  - - Fine cuts  
0201.30.00.90  - - Other  
0202.10.00.00  - Carcasses and half -carcasses  
0202.20.00.00  - Other  cuts with bone in  
0202.30.00.10  - - Fine cuts  
0202.30.00.90  - - Other  
Pigmeat 0203.11.00.00  - - Carcasses and half-carcasses  
0203.12.00.00  - - Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in  
0203.19.10.00  - - - Boneless meat  
0203.19.20.00  - - - Chops, ribs  
0203.19.90.00  - - - Other  
0203.21.00.00  - - Carcasses and half -carcasses  
0203.22.00.00  - - Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in  
0203.29.10.00  - - - Boneless meat  
0203.29.20.00  - - - Chops, ribs  
0203.29.90.00  - - - Other  
0206.49.90.00  - - - Other  
0206.90.00.00  - Other , frozen  
0209.10.10.00  - - Pig fat, free of lean meat  
0209.10.90.00  - - Other  
0210.11.00.00  - - Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in  
0210.19.00.00  - - Other  
Chicken meat  0207.11.00.00  - - Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled  
0207.12.00.00  - - Not cut in pieces, frozen  
0207.13.00.00  - - Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled  
0207.14.00.00  - - Cuts and offal, frozen  
Dairy products  0401.10.00.00  - Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1%  
0401.20.00.00  - Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1%  but not exceeding 
6% 
0401.40.00.00  - Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6% but not exceeding 
10% 
0401.50.00.00  - Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1 0% 
0402.10.10.00  - - In packings of a net content not exceeding 2.5 kg 
0402.10.90.00  - - Other  
0402.21.11.00  - - - - In packings of a net content not exceeding 2.5  kg 
0402.21.19.00  - - - - Other  
0402.21.91.00  - - - - In packings of a net content not exceeding 2.5 kg 
0402.21.99.00  - - - - Other  
0402.29.11.00  - - - - In packings of a net content not exceeding 2.5 kg 
0402.29.19.00  - - - - Other  
0402.29.91.00  - - - - In packings of a net content not exceeding  2.5 kg 
0402.29.99.00  - - - - Other  
0403.90.10.00  - - Buttermilk  
0403.90.90.00  - - Other  
0404.10.10.00  - - Whey, partially or completely demineralized   
0404.10.90.00  - - Other   
0404.90.00.00  - Other  
0405.10.00.00  - Butter  
0405.90.90.00  - - Other  
0406.10.00.00  - Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, 
and curd  
0406.20.00.00  - Grated or powdered cheese , of all kinds  
Yellow and white maize  1005.90.11.00  - - - Yellow  
1005.90.12.00  - - - White  
Rice 1006.10.90.00  - - Other  
1006.20.00.00  - Husked (brown) rice  G/LIC/N/2/ECU/ 2 
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  Product f amily Subheading  Descrip tion 
1006.30.00.00  - Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or 
glazed  
1006.40.00.00  - Broken rice  
Palm oil – linked to  soya 1511.10.00.00  - Crude oil  
Sugar  1701.99.90.90  - - - - Other  
Cocoa and cocoa 
preparations  1801.00.19.90  - - - Other  
Coffee  0901.11.90.10  - - - - Arabica 
Pigmeat 0203.19.30.00  - - - Pig fat with lean meat  
0203.29.30.00  - - - Pig fat with lean meat  
0206.49.10.00  - - - Edible skin  (hide, skin) 
0210.12.00.00  - - Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof  
Turkey meat  0207.24.00.00  - - Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled  
0207.25.00.00  - - Not cut in pieces, frozen  
0207.26.00.00  - - Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled  
0207.27.00.00  - - Cuts and offal, frozen  
Vegetables  0703.10.00.11   - - - Pearl (white ) onions (Allium cepa  L.) 
0703.10.00.12   - - - Red onions  (Allium cepa  L.) 
0703.10.00.19  - - - Other  
0710.10.00.00  - Potatoes  
0713.31.90.00  - - - Other  
0713.32.90.00  - - - Other  
0713.34.90.00  - - - Other  
0713.35.90.00  - - - Other  
0713.39.91.00   - - - - Lima beans  (Phaseolus lunatus ) 
0713.39.99.00  - - - - Other  
1201.90.00.00  - Other  
Coffee  0901.11.90.20  - - - - Robusta  
Sorghum 1007.90.00.00  - Other  
Cereals , durum wheat , 
barley , other wheat  1003.90.00.10  - - For malting or for brewing beer  
1003.90.00.90  - - Other  
1005.90.90.00  - - Other  
1001.19.00.00  - - Other  
1001.99.10.00  - - - Other  wheat  
Soyabean oil  1507.10.00.00  - Crude oil , whether or not degummed  
Cocoa and cocoa 
preparations  1801.00.19.10  - - - Certifi ed organic  
1802.00.00.00  Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste  
Canned vegetables  2004.10.00.00  - Potatoes  
2005.20.00.00  - Potatoes  
Inputs for  animal  feed  2302.40.00.00  - Of other cereals  
2304.00.00.00  Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground  or in 
the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soyabean 
oil 
2309.90.90.19  - - - - Other  
2309.90.90.99  - - - - Other  
Sugar and c onfectionery  1701.99.90.10  - - - - Certified organic  
Kidney beans  0713.33.91.00  - - - - Black beans  
0713.33.92.00  - - - - Canar y beans  
0713.33.99.00  - - - - Other  
 
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