G/SPS/N/ECU/265  
7 October  2021 
(21-7564) 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): Blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum ) plants in substrate  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Chile 
5. Title of the notified document: Propuesta de requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación 
de plantas d e arándano (vaccinium corymbosum) en sustrato para plantar originarias de 
Chile (Draft phytosanitary requirements for the importation of blueberry ( Vaccinium 
corymbosum ) plants in substrate for planting, originating in Chile) Language(s):  Spanish 
Number of  pages:  1 
6. Description of content: The notified text establishes draft phytosanitary requirements for 
the importation of blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum ) plants in substrate for planting, 
originating in Chile.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] 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. Terrestrial 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  G/SPS/N/ECU/265  
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 7 October 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 October 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publicati on, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 11 October 2021  
[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) : 6 December 2021  
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)  
Carlos Muentes  
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 Zoosanitario (AGROCALIDAD)  
Carlos Muentes  
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