G/TBT/N/ECU/497  
8 January  2021 
(21-0315) 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 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 am arillo 
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948760, Ext. 2254 - 2272 
Email: puntocontactoOTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
puntocontactoOTCECU@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 C CCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : This 
Sanitary Technical Regulation is binding on all natural or legal persons responsible for the 
manufacture, import, storage, distributio n or marketing in the national territory of food 
for human consumption, processed in bulk or breaking bulk and intended for the final 
consumer, or the preparation of food in mass catering establishments.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PROYECTO DE 
NORMATIVA TÉCNICA SANITARIA PARA EL CONTROL Y VIGILANCIA DE ALIMENTOS DE 
CONSUMO HUMANO PROCESADOS AL GRANEL (Draft Sanitary Technical Regulation for 
the control and monitoring of bulk -processed foods for h uman consumption) (7 pages, in 
Spanish)  G/TBT/N/ECU/497  
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  6. Description of content : The purpose of this Sanitary Technical Regulation is to establish 
guidelines for the sale of food for human consumption, processed in bulk or breaking bulk, 
as well as the criteria for the control and monitoring of the said products.  
This Sanitary Technical Regulation is binding on all natural or legal persons responsible 
for the manufacture, import, storage, distribution or marketing in the national territory of 
food for human consumpti on processed in bulk or with breaking of bulk intended for the 
final consumer or the preparation of food in mass catering establishments.  
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) 3948760, Ext. 2254 - 2272 
www.controlsanitario.gob.ec  
 
Email:  
puntocontactoOTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
puntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com  
jmarino@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
jsanchezc@produccion.gob.ec  
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