G/SPS/N/ECU/258  
12 May 2021 
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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) : In vitro  delphinium ( Delphinium elatum ) plants for planting  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Colombia  
5. Title of the notified document : Propuesta de requisitos fitosanitarios para la 
importación de plantas in vitro de delphinium (Delphinium elatum) para plantar 
originarias de Colombia  (Draft phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of 
in vitro  delphinium ( Delphinium elatum ) plants for plant ing from Colombia) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 1 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/ECU/21_3345_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of conte nt: The notified text establishes the mandatory phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation of in vitro  delphinium ( Delphinium elatum ) plants 
for planting from Colombia.  
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 G/SPS/N/ECU/258  
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  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) : 24 March 2 021 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 24 March 2 021 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [X] Six months from date of publication, 
and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 July 2 021 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] 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 Granja  
Av. Interoceánica Km. 14 1/2, La Gran ja 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 : [X] National Notification Authori ty, [ ] 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 Granja  
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  
 relacione s.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
 agrocalidad.rrii@gmail.com