G/SPS/N/ECU/166  
28 October 2015  
(15-5704)  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 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): Cotton fibre ( Gossypium hirsutum ), not carded or combed. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Argentina  
5. Title of the notified document: Propuesta de requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación 
de fibra de algodón (Gossypium hirsutum) sin cardar ni peinar para la industria originaria de Argentina  (Draft phytosanitary requirements for the importation of uncarded or 
uncombed cotton fibre ( Gossypium hirsutum ) for processing, originating in Argentina) 
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/ECU/15_4386_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The notified text establishes mandatory phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation of uncarded or uncombed cotton fibre ( Gossypium 
hirsutum ) for processing, originating in Argentina. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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 No.) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary 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/166 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 14 December 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 December 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 16 December 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 27 December 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] 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 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: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] 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 7232/254 3319/8751 Fax: +(593) 2 256 7232/254 3319/8751, Ext. 118 Email: direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec 
 relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec