G/SPS/N/ECU/233  
3 April 2020 
(20-2693) 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 Zoosanitari o, 
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) : Dried lentils ( Lens culinaris ) 
4. Regions or countries li kely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Russian Federation  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución 0032 - Requisitos fitosanitarios de 
cumplimiento obligatorio para la importación de granos secos de lenteja (Lens culinaris) 
para consumo o procesamiento originarios de Rusia  (Resolution No. 0032: Mandatory 
phytosanitary requirements for the importation of dried lentils ( Lens culinaris ) for 
consumption o r processing originating in the Russian Federation) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/ECU/20_2393_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Resolution No. 0032 of 1 6 March 2 020 provides for the entry 
into force of mandatory phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Ecuador of 
dried lentils ( Lens culinaris ) for consumption or processing originating in the Russian 
Federation, with immediate effect.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] 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. I SPM No.) : 2, 11 and 21  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/ECU/233  
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  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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 16 March 2 020 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 March 2 020 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 16 March 2 020 
[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 : [ ] 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)  
Av. Eloy Alfaro N30 -350 y Amazonas, Edificio MAGAP, Piso 9, Quito, Ecuador  
Tel.: (+593) 2382 8860, Ext. 1092  
Email: direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec ; relaciones.internacionale s@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.agrocalidad.gob.ec  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if a vailable) of other body:  
Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario (AGROCALIDAD)  
Av. Eloy Alfaro N30 -350 y Amazonas, Edificio MAGAP, Piso 9, Quito, Ecuador  
Tel.: (+593) 2382 8860, Ext. 1092  
Email: direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec ; relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.agrocalidad.gob.ec