G/SPS/N/ECU/118  
 
24 April 2013  
(13-2177)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Propagation material of all commercial species of citrus 
fruit and other Rutaceae, including ornamental species of the genera Murraya 
and Swinglea classified under tariff subheading 0602.20.00, corresponding to trees, 
shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts, from countries where Huanglongbing (HLB) is present. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners [X] Specific regions or countries: Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; Argentina; 
Bangladesh; Belize; Bhutan; Brazil; Bu rundi; Cambodia; Cameroon; China; 
Comoros; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominica; United States of America; Ethiopia; Philippines; Guatemala; Honduras; India; Indonesia; Iran; Virgin Islands; 
Jamaica; Japan; Kenya; Madagascar; Malaysia; Malawi; Mauritius; Mexico; 
Myanmar; Nepal; Nicaragua; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Puerto Rico; Central African Republic; Dominican Republic; Lao People's 
Democratic Republic; Réunion; Rwanda; St Helena; Somalia; South Africa; 
Sri Lanka; Swaziland; Thailand; Chinese Taipei; Tanzania; East Timor; Vietnam; Yemen and Zimbabwe  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución  (Resolution) No. 0044 
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 6 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/ECU/13_1676_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: Prohibition on imports of propagation material of all 
commercial species of citrus fruit and other Rutaceae, including ornamental species 
of the genera Murraya and Swinglea classified under tariff subheading 0602.20.00, corresponding to trees, shrubs and bushes, gr afted or not, of kinds which bear edible 
fruit or nuts, from countries where Huanglongbing (HLB) is present. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st 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 which causes the death of plants of the above-mentioned 
family, resulting in economic losses in the countries where the pest is present. G/SPS/N/ECU/118 
 
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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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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 possible,  how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  None 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
15 April 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 a ddress (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