G/LIC/N/1/ECU/6  
23 September  2016 
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original:  Spanish  
 
  AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLES 1.4(A) AND 8.2(B)  
ECUADOR  
The following communication, dated 2 September 2 016, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Ecuador . 
 
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1. Pursuant to Article 7 2(f) of the Organic Code of Production, Trade and Investment, published 
in Official Journal No. 351 of 2 9 December 2 010, the Foreign Trade Committee (COMEX) is 
responsible for issuing regulations on import licensing and import procedures other than customs  
procedures.  
 
2. Regulations concerning products subject to pre -import controls are established in the 
following Resolutions : 
 
- COMEX Resolution No. 005-2014 of 14 January 2 014 (publi shed in Official Journal 
No. 193 of 27 February 2 014), which  amends  COME XI Resolution No. 450 by replacing 
AGROCALIDAD (formerly SESA) with the Minist ry of Industry and Productivity  as the body 
responsible for issuing prior control document s (import licence s) for the following 
tariff subheadings covering  products containing or  made with methyl bromide 
(bromomethane) : 2 903.39.10.00 ; 3 808.91.12.00 ; 3 808.91.95.00 ; 3 808.92.11.00 ; 
3808.92.93.00 ; 3808.93.11.00 ; 3808.93.91 ; 3808.94.11.00 ; 3808.94.91 ; 3808.99.11 ; 
3808.99.91 and  3824.77.00.00.  
 
- COMEX Resolution No. 009-2014 of 21 Marc h 2014 (published in Official Journal No. 225 
of 14 April 2 014), which creates the importers' register  for tyres under subheadings 
4011.20.10.00 and  4011.20.90.00 on the basis  of compliance with a retread percentage  and 
the used-tyre management plan . The Resolution seeks to ensure the monitoring of 
compliance with existing environmental regulations on the integral management of 
special  waste (tyres) and other mandatory requirements applicable to  domestic produc ers 
and importers of tyres . The text also amend s Annex I of COMEX Res olution No. 17 of 
2 August  2011 by removing subheadings 4011.20.10.00 and  4011.20.90.00 from the list of 
products subject to pre -import controls . 
 
- COMEX Resolution No. 019-2014 of 1 July 2 014 (published in Official Journal No. 330 o f 
10 September 2 014), which amends the  list of products subject to pre -import controls in 
Annex I of COMEXI Resolution No. 450 by replacing "Sanitary Registration" with 
"Import  Authorization for Pesticides and Similar Products for Agricultural Use " or 
"Sanitary Authorization for Veterinary P roducts"  as the pre -import control document . It also 
amends the list of products  subject to pre -import controls  in Annex I - A of COMEXI 
Resolution No. 465 by replacing " Importer Registration"  with "Animal Health Import Permit" . 
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  - COMEX Resolution No. 044-2014 of 3 December 2 014 (published in the first supplement 
to Official Journal No. 496 of  8 May 2 015), which updates Annex I containing  the list of 
products subject to pre -import controls , and Annex II containing  the li st of 
tariff subheadings subject to an import ban , of COMEXI Resolution No. 450, in accordance 
with Annexes 2 and 1 thereof , respectively, in regard  to ozone -depleting substances.  
 
3. In accordance with the principle of transparency, the above -mentioned Re solutions can be 
downloaded from the "COMEX", "RESOLUCIONES" section of the Ministry of Foreign Trade website 
at http://www.comercioexterior.gob.ec . 
 
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