G/TBT/N/ECU/508/Add.1  
20 January  2022 
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English/Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 2 0 January 2 022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Ecuador . 
 
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Title: Sanitary Technical Regulation for obtaining the certificate indicating whether or not the 
sanitary notification for processed foods and pesticides or the mandatory sanitary notification for 
cosmetics and hygiene products is required, and the certificate indicating whether or not sanitary 
registration for medicines,  natural products, medical devices and biochemical reagents is required  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:  
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 10 January 2 022 
[X] Text of final measure available from1: 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/ECU/final_measure/22_0531_00
_s.pdf  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measur e re-notified:  
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed and text available from:1 
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from:1 
[ ] Other:  
 
Description : Sanitary Technical Regulation for obtaining the certificate indicating whether or not 
the sanitary notification for processed foods and pesticides or the mandatory sanitary notification 
for cosmetics and hygiene products is required, and the certificate indicating whether or  not sanitary 
registration for medicines, natural products, medical devices and biochemical reagents is required  
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a PDF attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final measure/change to the measure/interpretative guidance can be 
obtained.  G/TBT/N/ECU/508/Add.1  
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  By means of this Addendum No. 1, the Republic of Ecuador advises that the "Sanitary Technical 
Regulation for obtaining the certificate indicating whether or not the sanitary notification for 
processed foods and pesticides or the mandatory sanitary notification for cosmetics and hygiene 
products is required, and the certificate indicating whether or not sanitary registration fo r medicines, 
natural products, medical devices and biochemical reagents is required" has been issued pursuant 
to Resolution ARCSA -DE-2022-001-JPFJ of 1 0 January 2 022 by the National Agency for Sanitary 
Regulation, Control and Surveillance (ARCSA, Doctor Le opoldo Izquieta Pérez) . The Regulation will 
enter into force on the date of its signature, without prejudice to its publication in the Official Journal.  
Text available from : Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca  (Ministry of 
Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries), Subsecretaría de Calidad  (Under -Secretariat 
for Quality), Organismo Nacional de Notificación  (National Notification Authority)  
 
TBT enquiry point : Jeannette Mariño  
Plataforma Gubernamental de Gestión Financ iera - Piso 8, Bloque amarillo, Av . Amazonas entre 
Unión Nacional de Periodistas y Alfonso Pereira  
Quito, Ecuador  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948760, Ext. 2252/2254  
Email:  
Puntocontacto -OTCECU@produccion.go b.ec 
PuntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com  
jmarino@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
jsanchezc@produccion.gob.ec  
 
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