G/SPS/N/ECU/203  
1 February  2018 
(18-0724) 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 de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario , AGROCALIDAD  
(Agency for Phytosanitary and Animal Health Regulation and Control)  
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) : Asparagus ( Asparagus officinalis ) seeds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Chile 
5. Title of the notified document : Propuesta de requisitos fitosanitarios  para la importación 
de semillas de espárrago ( Asparagus officinalis ) para la siembra, originarias de Chile (Draft 
phytosanitary requirements for the importation of asparagus ( Asparagus officinalis ) seeds 
for sowing from Chile) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 1 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/ECU/18_0623_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the mandatory phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation of asparagus ( Asparagus officinalis ) seeds for sowing 
from Chile.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] 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 Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM No. ) 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/203  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 January 2 018 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 January 2 018 
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/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 2 April 2 018 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario , AGROCALIDAD (Agency for 
Phytosanitary and Animal Health Regulation and Control)  
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. 153  
Email:  direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
 relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario - 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. 153  
Email:  direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
 relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec