G/TBT/N/ECU/517  
10 January  2023 
(23-0283) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : ECUADOR  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Agencia Nacional de Regulacion, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria,  ARCSA (National Agency 
for Sanitary Regulation, Control and Surveillance)  
Ciudadela Samanes, Av . Francisco de Orellana y Av . Paseo del Parque . Bloque 5, 
Guayaquil - Ecuador  
Tel.: (+593 -4) 3727 440  
Website: https://www.controlsanitario.gob.ec  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comm ents 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Subsecretaría de Calidad  (Under -Secretariat for Quality)  
Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca , MPCEIP (Ministry of 
Production, Foreign Trade, Investment  and Fisheries)  
Address : Av. Amazonas entre Unión Nacional de Periodistas y Alfonso Pereira, Piso 8, 
Bloque amarillo  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948760, Ext. 2254 or 2272  
Email:  
puntocontactoOTCECU@produccion.gob.ec ; 
puntocontactoECU@gmail.com ; 
jmarino@produccion.gob.ec ; 
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec ; 
Website : www.produccion.gob.ec  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : The 
Republic of Ecuador hereby advises that the Substitute Sanitary Technical Regulation on 
the simplified process for obtaining sanitary notificatio ns for processed foods has been 
issued pursuant to Resolution No. ARCSA -DE-2022-019-AKRG of 2 December 2022 by 
the National Agency for Sanitary Regulation, Control and Surveillance (ARCSA, Doctor 
Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez). This notification concerns nationa l establishments and therefore 
does not affect trade. It has been submitted  for transparency purposes.  
The notified Resolution shall enter into force on the date of its signature, without prejudice 
to its publication in the Official Journal.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : REFORMA 
PARCIAL A LA NORMATIVA TÉCNICA SANITARIA PARA LA OBTENCIÓN DE LA 
NOTIFICACIÓN SANITARIA POR PROCESO SIMPLIFICADO PARA ALIMENTOS G/TBT/N/ECU/517  
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  PROCESADOS  (Partial amendment to the Sanitary Technical Regulation on the simplified 
process for obtaining sanitary notification s for processed foods) (10 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The Republic of Ecuador hereby advises that the Sanitary 
Technic al Regulation on the simplified process for obtaining sanitary notification s for 
processed foods has been issued pursuant to Resolution No. A RCSA -DE-2022-019-AKRG 
of 2 December 2 022 by the National Agency for Sanitary Regulation, Control and 
Surveillance ( ARCSA, Doctor Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez) . This notification concerns 
processed foods that are manufactured in the national territory to be marketed and sold 
and therefore does not affect trade . It has been submitted  for transparency purposes.  
The notified Re solution shall enter into force on the date of its signature, without prejudice 
to its publication in the Official Journal.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive practices and consume r protection ; Protection of 
human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
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9. Proposed date of adoption : 2 December 2 022 
Proposed date of entry into force : 2 December 2 022 
10. Final date for comments : Not applicable . This notification does not affect trade and has 
been submitted for transparency purposes.  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Contact and /or national enquiry point:  
Subsecretaría de Calidad  
Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca  (MPCEIP ) 
Address : Av. Amazonas entre Unión Nacional de Periodistas y Alfonso Pereira, Piso 8, 
Bloque amarillo  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948760, Ext. 2254 or 2272  
Email:  
puntocontactoOTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
puntocontactoECU@gmail.com  
jmarino@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
www.controlsanitario.gob.ec  
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