G/SPS/N/ECU/221  
6 June 2019 
(19-3893) Page: 1/3 
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) : Products and by -products of animal origin.  
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 : Resolución 217 AGROCALIDAD - Habilitación de 
establecimientos exportadores de mercancías pecuarias  (AGROCALIDAD Resolution No. 
217: Approval of establishments exporting livestock products) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/ECU/19_3192_00_s.PDF  
6. Description of content : The main objective of Resolution No. 217 is to guarantee 
Ecuador 's animal health status through an approval process for establishments that 
export goods of animal origin to the country . Such approval is to be based on the 
information provided under Annex 1 (structure of the exporting country's official 
veterinary servi ce and animal health status of that country) and Annex 2 (description and 
procedures of establishments that produce or process livestock products).  
In order to facilitate trade and improve the reproduction of animals for slaughter in 
Ecuador, the following  amendments have been made to the regulatory text:  
− Article 4 has been amended as follows:  
"Wild animals, pets or animals not likely to contract notifiable diseases, as well as 
hunting trophies, collagen or peptone from skins and hides of swine and bovine 
animals, and livestock products entering the country temporarily for fairs, exhibitions 
and competitions and remaining in the country only for the duration of the event, are 
excluded from this approval requirement".  
− Article 6 has been restructured as follow s: 
"The official veterinary service of the country wishing to export its products to Ecuador 
must send AGROCALIDAD a livestock product export request, attaching the relevant 
information in accordance with Annex 1 (species health status) and Annex 2 
(documentation for the approval of companies and their establishments according to 
the product to be exported) of this Resolution, except for livestock products for 
genetic enhancement purposes in the form of live bovine animals, sheep and goats, 
and repro ductive material (semen, ova and embryos of animal species intended for 
livestock production) . The information must be provided in Spanish ". 
− Article 7 has been introduced to clarify the procedure for certain livestock products 
that are to be used for genetic enhancement purposes:  G/SPS/N/ECU/221  
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  "For establishments wishing to export livestock products for genetic enhancement 
purposes, such as live bovine animals, sheep and goats, and genetic reproductive 
material (semen, ova and embryos of animal species intended for livestock 
production), the veterinary service of the exporting country must send AGROCALIDAD 
a livestock product export request, attaching the information corresponding to Annex 
1 (species health status) of this Resolution . Once the health status has been 
approved, the same veterinary service shall submit a list of veterinary service -
approved establishments that comply with the verifiable procedures that guarantee 
the sanitary handling of animals or, where appropriate, the biosafety of processes for 
collect ing, processing and storing reproductive material, in accordance with the 
guidelines set out in the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code . The information must be 
provided in Spanish".  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal health , [ ] plant  protection, 
[X] 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) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : 
Domestic legislation : Ley Orgánica de Sanidad Agropecuaria  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 23 May 2 019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 23 May 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 1 June 2 019 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   G/SPS/N/ECU/221  
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  12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): Not applicable.  
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 N 30-350 y Amazonas, Edificio MAGAP, Piso 9  
Quito, Ecuador  
Tel.: (+593) 2 256 7232/254 3319/8751, Ext. 118  
Fax: (+593) 2 256 7232/254 3319/8751, Ext. 118  
Email:  direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
 relaciones.internacionales@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 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) 2 256 7232/254 3319/8751, Ext. 118  
Fax: (+593) 2 256 7232/254 3319/8751, Ext. 118  
Email:  direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
 relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
Website: http://www.agrocalidad.gob.ec/