G/TBT/N/ECU/505  
6 May 2021 
(21-3879) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : ECUADOR  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ciudadela Samanes, Av . Francisco de Orellana y Av . Paseo del Parque, Bloque 5  
Guayaquil - Ecuador  
Tel.: (+593 -4) 3727 440  
Website: www.controlsanitario.gob.ec  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Subsecretaría de Calidad  (Under -Secretariat for Quality)  
Ministerio de Producció n, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca , MPCEIP (Ministry of 
Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries)  
Address : Av. Amazonas entre Unión Nacional de Periodistas y Alfonso Pereira, Piso 8, 
Bloque amarillo  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948 760, Ext. 2254 - 2272 
Email: puntocontacto -otcecu@produccion.gob.ec ; 
puntocontactoecu@gmail.com ; jmarino@produccion.gob.ec ; 
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec ; jsanchezc@produccion.gob.ec  
Website: www.produccion.gob.ec  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where appl icable) : The 
notified Sanitary Technical Regulation seeks to establish the requirements governing the 
issuance of sanitary certificates for foods for special dietary uses . The notified Sanitary 
Technical Regulation is mandatory for natural and legal person s, whether domestic or 
foreign, that are responsible for manufacturing, processing, importing, exporting, storing, 
distributing or marketing foods for special dietary uses in national territory, including:  
a) Strained and minced foods, packaged for infants an d young children;  
b) Cereal -based foods for infants and young children;  
c) Foods for special medicinal uses;  
d) Foods for special low -sodium dietary uses, including salt substitutes;  
e) Foods for special dietary uses for persons intolerant to gluten;  
f) Foods for special dietary uses for weight control;  
g) First infant formulas;  
h) Follow -on formulas;  G/TBT/N/ECU/505  
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  5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Normativa Técnica Sanitaria para la obtención de la Notificación Sanitaria de Alimentos 
para Regímenes Especiales  (Draft Sanitary Technical Regulation on the issuance of 
sanitary certificates for foods for special dietary uses) (34 page(s), in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Sanitary Technical Regulation seeks to establish 
the requirements governing the issuance of sanitary certificates for foods for special 
dietary uses.  
The notified Sanitary Technical Regulation is mandatory for natural and legal persons, 
whether domestic or foreign, that are responsible for manufacturing, processing, 
importing, exporting, storing, distributing or marketing foods for special dietary uses in 
national territory, including:  
a) Strained and minced foods, packaged for infants and young children;  
b) Cereal -based foods for infants and youn g children;  
c) Foods for special medicinal uses;  
d) Foods for special low -sodium dietary uses, including salt substitutes;  
e) Foods for special dietary uses for persons intolerant to gluten;  
f) Foods for special dietary uses for weight control;  
g) First infant formulas;  
h) Follow -on formulas;  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection ; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
9. Proposed date of adoption 60 days from notification or thereafter  
Proposed date of entry into force : 180 days from the date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Contact and/or national enquiry point:  
Subsecretaría de Calidad  (Under -Secretariat for Quality)  
Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca , MPCEIP (Ministry of 
Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries)  
Address : Av. Amazonas entre Unión Nacional de Periodistas y Alfonso Pereira, Piso 8, 
Bloque amarillo  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948 760, Ext. 2254 - 2272 
Email: puntocontacto -otcecu@produccion.gob.ec ; puntocontactoecu@gmail.com ; 
jmarino@produccion.gob.ec ; cyepez@produccion.gob.ec ; jsanchezc@produccion.gob.ec  
www.controlsanitario.gob.ec  
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