G/SPS/N/ECU/220  
29 May 2019 
(19-3717) 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) : Conventional pets (cats and dogs) and unconventional pets  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document : Propuesta de normativa  para regir la importación y 
exportación de animales de compañía convencionales (perros y gatos) y animales de 
compañía no convencionales (Proposed regulation governing the importation and 
exportation of conventional pets (cats and dogs) and unconventional  pets) Language(s) : 
Spanish Number of pages : 8 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/ECU/19_3118_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the procedure and sanitary 
requirements for the entry into and exit from Ecuador of conventional pets and other 
species of animals classed as unconventional pets.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal health , [ ] 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 se rial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/ECU/220  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 22 May 2 019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 22 July 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 22 July 2 019 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 28 July 2 019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number a nd email address 
(if available) of other body:  
Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitari o, AGROCALIDAD (Agency for 
Phytosanitary and Animal Health Regulation and Control)  
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   
 relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec   
 agrocalidad.rrii@gmail.com   
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] 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 Zoosanitari o, AGROCALIDAD (Agency for 
Phytosanitary and Animal Health Regulation and Control)  
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   
 relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec   
 agrocali dad.rrii@gmail.com