G/SPS/N/ECU/124  
7 August 2013  
(13-4211)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
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 Agri cultural Product Quality Assurance) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Commercial species of citrus fruit coming under 
HS tariff heading 0805  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners 
[ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución  (Resolution) DAJ-20132CE-0201.0032 
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages:  3 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/ECU/13_3118_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: Fresh fruits of all commercial citrus species coming under 
HS tariff heading 0805 which are imported into Ecuador are required to have their leaves and peduncles removed. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: Huanglongbing 
(HLB) or citrus greening disease  is considered a quarantine pest not present in 
Ecuadorian territory. Diaphorina citri  and Trioza erytreae  are the insect vectors of 
Huanglongbing, associated with the bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus , 
Candidatus Liberibacter americanus  and Candidatus Liberibacter africanus . G/SPS/N/ECU/124 
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  9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard: 
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)  
[ ] World Organisation 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 Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 20 
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [X] Yes [  ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possib le, how and why it deviates from 
the international standard:  
10. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: None 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
18 July 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 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 2567-232 / 2543-319 / 2548-71, Ext. *305 
E-mail: dirección@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
 relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Noti fication 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 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 2567-232 / 2543-319 / 2548-71, Ext. *305 
E-mail: dirección@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
 relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec