G/SPS/N/ECU/143  
 
11 June 2014  
(14-3373) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measure s Original:  Spanish   
 
NOTIFICATION  
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 Agricultural  Product Quality Assurance)   
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):  African oil palm  (Elaeis guineensis ) pollen from 
Honduras  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Honduras  
5. Title of the notified document:   Propuesta de requisitos fitosanitarios p ara la 
importación de polen de palma aceitera (Elaeis guineensis) procedente de Honduras  
(Draft p hytosanitary requirements governing the  importatio n into Ecuador of  African oil 
palm (Elaeis guineensis ) pollen from Honduras)    Language (s):  Spanish   Number  of 
pages:   1 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/ECU/14_2648_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Draft p hytosanitary requirements governing  the importation 
into Ecuador of African oil palm  (Elaeis guineensis ) pollen from Honduras . 
7. Objective and rationale:  [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant 
protection, [  ] protect humans f rom animal/plant pest or disease, [ X] 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 Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number)  
International Standards for Phytosanita ry Measures (ISPM) Nos. 2, 11 and 21  
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/ECU/143  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  None  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  18 August 2014  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  19 August 2014  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  20 August 2014  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  10 August 2014  
Agen cy or authority designated to handle comments:  [  ] National 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 Ag ro, AGROCALIDAD  
Av. Eloy Alfaro y Amazonas, Edificio MAGAP, Piso 9  
Quito, Ecuador  
Tel.: +(593 2) 2567 -232 / 2543 -319 / 2548 -751 
Fax: +(593 2) 2567 -232 / 2543 -319 / 2548 -71, ext. 153  
E-mail:  dirección@agro calidad.gob.ec   
 relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
13. Texts available from:  [  ] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax nu mber and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Agencia Ecuatoriana de Asegur amiento de la Calidad del Agro,  AGROCALIDAD  
Av. Eloy Alfaro y Amazonas, Edificio MAGAP, Piso 9  
Quito, Ecuador  
Tel.: +(593 2) 2567 -232 / 2543 -319 / 2548 -751 
Fax: +(593 2) 2 567-232 / 2543 -319 / 2548 -71, ext. 153  
E-mail:  dirección@agrocalidad.gob.ec   
 relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec