G/LIC/N/1/ECU/7  
18 September  2018 
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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 1 1 September 2 018, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Ecuador.  
 
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1. Pursuant to Article 72(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. 030-2015 of 31 July 2 015, which amended  Article 1 of  COMEX 
Resolution No. 89 of 2 4 October 2 012 "establishing non -automatic import licensing for goods 
imported for consumption , and goods  entering Ecuadorian territory under the temporary 
admission regime for re -export in the same state that are to be used in the execution of public 
works or the provision of public services under contracts for the provision of public services 
(…)". 
 
This Resolution also amended  Article 6 of COMEXI Resolution No. 364 on "regimes for imports 
subject to prior controls" by adding the following text after the third subparagraph : "Import 
licences issued by the Ministry of Transport and Public Works (MTOP) shall also be required 
for the temporary admission regime for re -export in  the same st ate, in accordance with 
Article  1 of Resolution No. 89". 
 
- COMEX Resolution No. 005-2016 of 11 April 2 016, which  amended Annex I to COMEXI 
Resolution No. 450 by including non-automatic import licensing for goods classified under 
subheadings 2805.40.00, 2837.11.10 and  2837.19.00.10 ( mercury, cyanide  and potassium 
cyanide, respectively) . Pursuant to Article 3 of the Resolution , the Ministry of the Environment 
(MAE) shall be responsible for verifying and updating the list of natural and legal pe rsons in 
the hazardous chemicals r egister . 
 
- COMEX Resolution No. 037-2016 of 13 December 2 016, under which the National 
Agency for Sanitary Regulation, Control and Surveillance (ARCSA)  replaced the National 
Council for the Control of Narcotic Substances (CONSEP) in respect of matters concerning 
accompanying document requirements . CONSEP was replaced by the Technical Secretariat for 
Drugs in certain  subheadings . 
 
Article  1 of the Resolution removed  the prior control document "import permit" from tariff 
subheadings 1211.90.60.00, 2852 .10.29.00, 2901 .10.00.90, 2902 .11.00.00, 2932 .99.40.00, 
2932.99.90.00, 2933 .39.20.00, 2933 .39.30.00, 2939 .19.10.00, and 2939.20.00.00. 
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  Under Article  2 of the Resolution , the pre -import control documents "sanitary registration" 
and "import permit" for  tariff subheadings 3003.40.00.00, 3004 .40.11.00, 3004 .40.19.00, 
3004.90.29.00, and 3004.40.12.00, were replaced by non -automatic import licence s issued 
by ARCSA . 
 
Article 4 amend ed Annex I to COMEXI Resolution No. 450 by including  import permits for 
goods classified under tariff subheadings 2922.44.10.00, 2924 .23.00.00, 1302 .11.90.00, 
2939.91.60.10, and 2939.91.60.20. 
 
Article  5 incorporate d the following comment in relation to tariff subheading 2827.20.00.00 : 
"Non-automatic import  licences issued by the Technical Secretariat for Drugs ( SETED) shall 
not be applied for desiccant products with a  calcium chloride content of 85 % or less ". 
 
- COMEX Resolution No. 023-2017 of 22 August 2 017, which established that the 
accompanying documen ts for customs import declaration s and customs export declaration s 
for goods classified under subheadings 2903.39.21.00, 2903.39.22.00, 2903.39.23.00, 
2903.39.24.00, 2903.39.25.00, 2903.39.26.00, 2903.39.90.00, 3824.78.00.00, 
3824.79.00.10, 3824.79.00.20, and 3824.79.00.90 (relating to halogenated derivatives of 
hydrocarb ons, perfluorocarbons and hydrofluorocarbons, respectively) would be the automatic 
import licence and automatic export licence respectively, issued by the Under secretariat for 
Intermediate and Final Industries of the Ministry of Industry and Productivity (MIPRO).  
 
3. In accordance with the principle of transparency, the above -mentioned Resolutions can be 
downloaded from the "COMEX", "RESOLUCIONES" section of the Ministry of Foreign Trade website 
at https: //www.comercioexterior.gob.ec . 
 
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