G/SPS/N/ECU/214  
4 October  2018 
(18-6127) 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) : Blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum ) plants in artificial substrate for 
planting.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : United States of America  
5. Title of the no tified document : Propuesta de requisitos fitosanitarios para la 
importación de plantas de arándano (Vaccinium corymbosum) en sustrato artificial para 
plantar, originarias de Estados Unidos  (Draft phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation into Ecuador of blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum ) plants in artificial 
substrate for planting, originating in the United States of America) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/ECU/18_5196_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft text establishes mandatory phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation into Ecuador of blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum ) 
plants in artificial substrate for planting, originating in the United States of America.  
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 Nos. 2, 11 
and 21  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/ECU/214  
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  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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 4 December 2 018 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 December 2 018 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 5 December 2 018 
[X] Trade facilitating measur e  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 3 December 2 018 
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. 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  
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. 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