G/SPS/N/ECU/117  
4 April 2013  
(13-1739)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
1. Notifying Member: ECUADOR 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Agencia Ecuatoriana de Aseguramiento de la Calidad del Agro , 
AGROCALIDAD (Ecuadorian Agency for Agri cultural Product Quality Assurance) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Live animals, genetic poultry material and other risk products capable 
of transmitting the highly pathogenic avian influenza H7N3 virus. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Mexico  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución 0013 (Resolution No. 0013) 
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 4 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/ECU/13_1396_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified text suspends the entry into Ecuador  of live animals, 
genetic poultry material and other risk products from Mexico that are capable of transmitting the highly pathogenic avian influenza H7N3 virus. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reason for urgent action: Two outbreaks of 
highly pathogenic avian influenza, which is considered an exotic disease for the region and 
for Ecuador, have been detected in Mexico. The disease has caused a mortality rate exceeding 80%, there is complete restriction of movement within the country (quarantine), 
no treatment exists, and the poultry population susceptible to the disease must 
be slaughtered. G/SPS/N/ECU/117 
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9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard: 
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)  
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] 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 
international standard: 
10. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: None 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
11 March 2013. Indefinite. Mexico's OIE-recognized health status as a country free from highly pathogenic avian influenza is to be assessed. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] Nati onal Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body: 
Agencia Ecuatoriana de Aseguramiento de la Calidad del Agro, AGROCALIDAD 
Av. Eloy Alfaro y Amazonas, Edificio MAGAP, Piso 9 
Tel.: (+593) 2 2567-232/2543-319/2548-751 Fax: (+593) 2 2567-232/2543-319/2548-71, Ext. *305 
E-mail:  direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
  relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Agencia Ecuatoriana de Aseguramiento de la Calidad del Agro, AGROCALIDAD 
Av. Eloy Alfaro y Amazonas, Edificio MAGAP, Piso 9 
Tel.: (+593) 2 2567-232/2543-319/2548-751 Fax: (+593) 2 2567-232/2543-319/2548-71, Ext. *305 
E-mail: direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
 relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec