G/SPS/N/ECU/1 81 
 
6 September  2016 
(16-4732) 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):  Wheat (Triticum aestivum ) grain 
4. Regions or countri es likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Uruguay  
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolución 0134 - Requisitos fitosanitarios de 
cumplimiento obligatorio para la import ación de granos de trigo (Triticum aestivum) 
para la industria, originarios de Uruguay  (Resolution No. 0134: Mandatory  phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation into Ecuador of wheat (Triticum aestivum ) grain 
for industrial use from Uruguay )  
Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  3  
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/ECU/16_3719_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified Reso lution lays down the mandatory  
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Ecuador of wheat (Triticum 
aestivum ) grain for industrial use from Uruguay.   
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 Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)  
[ ] World Organi sation 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 Phyto sanitary 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/1 81 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents a nd language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 3 October  2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 4 October  2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of 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/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 November 2016  
Agency 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 Agro, AGROCALIDAD  
Av. Eloy Alfaro y Amazonas, Edificio MAGAP, Piso 9  
Quito, Ecuador  
Tel.: (+593) 2 256 7232/254 3319/ 254 8751 
Fax: (+593) 2 256 7232/254 3319/ 254 8751 
E-mail: direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec   
 relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
13. Text(s) available from:  [ ] Natio nal 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) 2 256 7232/254 3319/ 254 8751  
Fax: (+593) 2 256 7232/254 3319/ 254 8751 
E-mail: direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
 relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec