G/TBT/N/ECU/508/Add.2  
10 January  2023 
(23-0284) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 1 0 January 2 023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Ecuador . 
 
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Title: Reforma parcial a la "Normativa  Técnica Sanitaria para la obtención del certificado de 
requerimiento o no de la notificación sanitaria de alimentos procesados, plaguicidas o notificación 
sanitaria obligatoria de cosméticos y productos higiénicos, y certificado de requerimiento o no de 
registro sanitario de medicamentos, productos naturales, dispositivos médicos y reactivos 
bioquímicos"  (Partial amendment to the "Sanitary Technical Regulation for obtaining the certificate 
indicating whether or not the sanitary notification for processed f oods and pesticides or the 
mandatory sanitary notification for cosmetics and hygiene products is required, and the certificate 
indicating whether or not sanitary registration for medicines, natural products, medical devices and 
biochemical reagents is requ ired")  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:  
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 29 December 2 022 
[X] Text of final measure available from1: 
www.controlsanitario.gob.ec  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/ECU/final_measure/23_0310_00
_s.pdf  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:  
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed and text available from1: 
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1: 
[ ] Other:  
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a PDF attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final measure/change to the measure/interpretative guidance can be 
obtained.  G/TBT/N/ECU/508/Add.2  
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Description : Partial amendment to the "Sanitary Technical Regulation for obtaining the certificate 
indicating whether or not the sanitary notification for processed foods and pesticides or the 
mandatory sanitary notification for cosmetics and hygiene products is required, and the certificate 
indicating whether or not sanitary registration for medicines, natural products, medical devices and 
biochemical reagents is required"  
By means of this Addendum No. 2, the Rep ublic of Ecuador advises that the "Sanitary Technical 
Regulation for obtaining the certificate indicating whether or not the sanitary notification for 
processed foods and pesticides or the mandatory sanitary notification for cosmetics and hygiene 
products is required, and the certificate indicating whether or not sanitary registration for medicines, 
natural products, medical devices and biochemical reagents is required"  has been issued pursuant 
to Resolution No. A RCSA -DE-2022-020-AKRG of 2 9 December 2 022 by  the National Agency for 
Sanitary Regulation, Control and Surveillance (ARCSA, Doctor Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez) . The 
Regulation will enter into force on the date of its signature, without prejudice to its publication in 
the Official Journal.  
Text available from: Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca  (Ministry of 
Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries), Subsecretaría de Calidad  (Under -Secretariat 
for Quality), Organismo Nacional de Notificación  (National Notification Au thority)  
TBT enquiry point : Jeannette Mariño  
Plataforma Gubernamental de Gestión Financiera - Piso 8, Bloque amarillo, Av . Amazonas entre 
Unión Nacional de Periodistas y Alfonso Pereira  
Quito, Ecuador  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948760, Ext. 2252/2254  
Email:  
Puntocontacto -OTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
PuntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com  
jmarino@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
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