G/SPS/N/ECU/123  
18 July 2013  
(13-3863)  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; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Live birds, genetic poultry material and other risk products capable of 
transmitting the low pathogenicity avian influenza H7N7 virus. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee, 
Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución DAJ-20123BF-0201.0013  (Resolution DAJ-
20123BF-0201.0013) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/ECU/13_2863_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The notified text suspends the entry into Ecuador of live birds, 
genetic poultry material and other risk products capable of transmitting the low pathogenicity avian influenza H7N7 virus. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety , [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reasons for urgent action: On 19 June 2013, 
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of 
Agriculture in Washington informed the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) of the reoccurrence of an OIE-listed disease: low pathogenicity avian influenza H7N7 virus. 
Avian influenza is a highly contagious viral disease that affects various species of food-
producing birds (chickens, turkeys, quails, guinea  fowl, etc.), as well as pet birds and wild 
birds. 
Both highly pathogenic and low pathogenicity avian influenza pose a risk to Ecuador's 
health status, since they are diseases considered exotic to the country and to the Andean 
Community. 
The notified text will remain in force indefinitely and the health situation will be assessed 
on the basis of the reports submitted to the OIE.  G/SPS/N/ECU/123 
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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 number of Codex 
standard or related text)  
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM No.)  
[ ] 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 language (s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of applicat ion (as applicable): 3 July 
2013 
The notified text will remain in force indefinitely and the health situation will be assessed 
on the basis of the reports submitted to the OIE. 
[ ] 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 751, Ext. 305 
E-mail: dirección@agrocalidad.gov.ec    relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) 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 751, Ext. 305 E-mail: dirección@agrocalidad.gov.ec    relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec