G/TBT/N/ECU/495/Add.1  
6 January  2022 
(22-0109) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 6 January 2 022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Ecuador . 
 
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Title: Sanitary Technical Regulation for the certification of products for human use and consumption 
and their establishments, during the COVID -19 health emergency resulting from SARS -CoV-2 
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date: 
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date: 
[ ] Notified measure published - date: 
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date: 
[ ] Text of final measure available from1: 
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date: 
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:  
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed and text available from:1 
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from:1 
[X] Other: https://www.controlsanitario.gob.ec  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/ECU/22_0127_00_s.pdf  
By means of thi s Addendum No. 1, the Republic of Ecuador advises that the Sanitary 
Technical Regulation for the certification of products for human use and consumption 
and their establishments, during the COVID -19 health emergency resulting from SARS -
CoV-2, has been issued pursuant to Resolution No. A RCSA -DE-2021-005-JPFJ of 2 0 
December 2 021 by the Agencia Nacional de Regulacion, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria , 
ARCSA (National Agency for Sanitary Regulation, Control and Surveillance), Doctor 
Leopoldo Izqui eta Pérez, in order to facilitate trade . This extension of the measure 
notified as an emergency measure will enter into force on 6 January 2 022. 
 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a PDF attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final measure/change to the measure/interpretative guidance can be 
obtained.  G/TBT/N/ECU/495/Add.1  
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  Description : By means of this Addendum No. 1, the Republic of Ecuador advises that the Sanitary 
Technical Regulation for the certification of products for human use and consumption and their 
establishments, during the COVID -19 health emergency resulting from SARS -CoV-2, has been 
issued pursuant to Resolution No. A RCSA -DE-2021-005-JPFJ of 2 0 December 2021 by the National 
Agency for Sanitary Regulation, Control and Surveillance (ARCSA, Doctor Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez), 
in order to facilitate trade . This extension of the measure notified as an emergency measure will 
enter into force on 6 January 2 022. 
Text available from : Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca  (Ministry of 
Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries), Subsecretaría de Calidad  (Under -Secretariat 
for Quality), Organismo Nacional de Notificación  (National Not ification Authority)  
TBT enquiry point : Jeannette Mariño  
Plataforma Gubernamental de Gestión Financiera - Piso 8, Bloque amarillo, Av . Amazonas entre 
Unión Nacional de Periodistas y Alfonso Pereira  
Quito, Ecuador  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948760, Ext. 2252/2254  
Email:  
Puntocontacto -OTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
PuntocontactoECU@gmail.com  
jmarino@prod uccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
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