G/SPS/N/ECU/293  
16 March  2023 
(23-1912) 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) : Musaceae (ba nanas, plantains, bananitos, among others)  
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 0009 : Establecer las medidas fitosanitarias 
para tránsito internacional de cumplimiento obligatorio, con el fin de prevenir la 
introducción y diseminación de Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Raza 4 Tropical  
(Resolution No. 0009 establishing mandatory phytosanitar y measures for international 
transit to prevent the introduction and spread of Fusarium ox ysporum f. sp. Cubense  
Tropical Race 4) . Language(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/ECU/23_1504_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Resolution establishes mandatory phytosanitary 
meas ures for international transit to prevent the introduction and spread of Fusarium 
oxysporum f. sp. Cubense  Tropical Race 4.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] 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) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
− ISPM No. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis  
− ISPM No. 11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests  
− ISPM No. 21: Pest risk analysis for regulated non -quarantine pests  
− ISPM No. 25: Consignments in transit  
− Andean Community Resolution No. 025 on procedures for conducting pest 
risk analysis (PRA), through which  phytosanitary requirements for imported 
plant products are established.  G/SPS/N/ECU/293  
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  [ ] 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 
internationa l standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 January 2 023 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 January 2 023 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 31 January 2 023 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 March 2 023 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if avai lable) of other body:  
Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario - AGROCALIDAD  
Patricio Almeida  
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 ; 
agrocalida d.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  
Patricio Almeida  
Av. Interoceánica Km. 14 1/2, La Granja MAG, Tumbaco  
Tel.: +(593) 2 237 2844  
 +(593) 2 256 7232, Ext. 118  
Email:  direccio n@agrocalidad.gob.ec ; relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec ; 
agrocalidad.rrii@gmail.com