G/SPS/N/ECU/279  
7 February  2022 
(22-0884) 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) : Apples ( Malus domestica ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Portugal  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución 0005, que actualiza los requisitos 
fitosanitarios de cumplimiento obligatorio para la importación de fruta de manzana (Malus 
domestica) para consumo originaria de Portugal  (Resolution No. 0005 updating the 
mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of apples ( Malus 
domestica ) for consumption originati ng in Portugal) Language(s) : Spanish Number of 
pages : 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/ECU/22_1375_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The no tified Resolution updates the mandatory phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation of apples ( Malus domestica ) for consumption 
originating in Portugal.  
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. ISPM 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:  G/SPS/N/ECU/279  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 17 January 2 022 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 17 January 2 022 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 17 January 2 022 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 April 2 022 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Autho rity, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario - AGROCALIDAD  
Carlos Muentes  Macías  
Av. Interoceánica Km. 14 1/2, La Granja MAG, Tumbaco, Ecuador  
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