G/TBT/N/ECU/526  
3 May 2024 
(24-3546) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : ECUADOR  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria,  ARCSA (National Agency 
for Sanitary Regulation, Control and Surveillance)  
Ciudadela Samanes, Av . Francisco de Orellana y Av . Paseo del Parque . Bloque 5  
Guayaquil, Ecuador  
Tel.: (+593 4) 3727 440  
Website : www.controlsanitario.gob.ec  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from abov e: 
Subsecretaría de Calidad  (Under -Secretariat for Quality)  
Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca , MPCEIP (Ministry of 
Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries)  
Address : Av. Amazonas entre Unión Nacional de Periodistas  y Alfonso Pereira, Piso 8,  
Bloque amarillo  
Tel.: (+593 2) 3948 760, Ext. 2254 or 2272  
Email:  
puntocontactoOTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
puntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com  
palvarezc@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
Website: www.produccion.gob.ec  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whe re applicable) : Draft 
Regulation "Partial amendment to the Substitute Sanitary Technical Regulation on the 
issuance of sanitary certificates for, and the control of, hygiene products for industrial 
use, hospital -grade disinfectant hygiene products, food -grade disinfectants, and the 
establishments where they are manufactured, assembled, stored, distributed, imported 
and marketed, published in Official Journal No. 350 of 1 8 October 2 018".  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reforma parcial 
a la normativa técnica sanitaria sustitutiva para la obtención de la notificación sanitaria y 
control de los productos higiénicos de uso industrial, productos higiénicos desinfectantes 
de uso hospitalario, productos desinfectantes  de grado alimentario y de los 
establecimientos en donde se fabrican, maquilan, almacenan, distribuyen, importan y 
comercializan, publicada en registro oficial no. 350 de 18 de octubre de 2018  (Partial 
amendment to the Substitute Sanitary Technical Regulat ion on the issuance of sanitary G/TBT/N/ECU/526  
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  certificates for, and the control of, hygiene products for industrial use, hospital -grade 
disinfectant hygiene products, food -grade disinfectants, and the establishments where 
they are manufactured, assembled, stored, distri buted, imported and marketed, 
published in Official Journal No. 350 of 1 8 October 2 018) (14 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Regulation partially amends the Substitute 
Sanitary Technical Regulation on the issuance of sanita ry certificates for, and the control 
of, hygiene products for industrial use, hospital -grade disinfectant hygiene products, 
food-grade disinfectants, and the establishments where they are manufactured, 
assembled, stored, distributed, imported and marketed.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection ; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
9. Proposed da te of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : Six months after adoption  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Contact and/or national enquiry point:  
Subsecretaría de Calidad  
Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca , MPCEIP  
Address : Av. Amazo nas entre Unión Nacional de Periodistas y Alfonso Pereira, Piso 8, 
Bloque amarillo  
Tel.: (+593 2) 3948 760, Ext. 2254 or 2272  
Email:  
puntocontactoOTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
puntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com  
palvarezc@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
Website : www.produccion.gob.ec  
www.controlsanitario.gob.ec  
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