G/SPS/N/ECU/201  
21 November  2017 
(17-6337) 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 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) : Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana ) cuttings  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Paraguay  
5. Title of the notified document : Propuesta de requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación 
de esquejes de stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) para plantar originarios de Paraguay  (Draft 
phytosanitary requirements for the importation of stevia ( Stevia rebaudiana ) cuttings for 
planting from Paraguay)  Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 1 
6. Description of content : The notified draft text establishes mandatory phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation into Ecuador of stevia ( Stevia rebaudiana ) cuttings 
for planting from Paraguay.  
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 Alim entarius 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 
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:  G/SPS/N/ECU/201  
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 17 November 2 017 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 17 November 2 017 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [X] Six months from date o f publication, 
and/or (dd/mm/yy):  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy) : 20 January 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 Ecuatoriana de Aseguramiento de la Calidad del Agro, AGROCALIDAD  
Av. Eloy Alfaro y Amazonas, Edificio MAGAP, Piso 9, Qu ito, Ecuador  
Tel.: (+593) 2 256 7232/254 3319/8751  
Fax: (+593) 2 256 7232/254 3319/8751, 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 Ecuatoriana de Aseguramiento de la Calidad del Agro, AGROCALIDAD  
Av. Eloy Alfaro y Amazonas, Edificio MAGAP, Piso 9, Quito, Ecuador  
Tel.: (+593) 2 256 7 232/254 3319/8751  
Fax: (+593) 2 256 7232/254 3319/8751, Ext. 118  
Email : direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
          relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec