G/SPS/N/ECU/1 84 
 
9 January 2017  
(17-0096) 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 Ecuatoriana de Aseguramiento de la Calidad del Agro , 
AGROCALIDAD (Ecuadorian Agency for Agricultural Pr oduct Quality Assurance)   
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):  Wild rice (Zizania aquatica ) grains  
4. Regions or count ries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document:  Propuesta de requisitos fitosanitarios para la 
importación de grano s de arroz salvaje (Zizania aquatica) para consumo originarios de 
Estados Unidos (Draft phytosanitary requirements governing  the importation into 
Ecuador of wild rice (Zizania aquatica ) grains for consumption  from the United States of 
America ) Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  1  
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/ECU/17_0092_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified text lays down  the mandatory phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation into  Ecuador of wild rice (Zizania aquatica ) 
grains for consumption  from the United States of America.  
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 Cod ex 
standard or related text)  
[ ] World Organi sation 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 Phyto sanitary Measur es (ISPM) 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/1 84 
 
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  9. Other relevant documen ts and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 4 January 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 January 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 7 March 2017  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 March 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ ] National Notificatio n 
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 N30-350 y Amazonas, Edificio MAGAP, Piso 9  
Quito, Ecua dor 
Tel.: (+593) 2 256 7232  / 254 3319  / 8751, Ext. 118  
Fax: (+593) 2 256 7232  / 254 3319  / 8751, Ext. 118  
E-mail: 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 e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Agencia Ecuatoriana de Aseguramiento de la Calidad del Agro, AGROCALIDAD  
Av. Eloy Alf aro N30-350 y Amazonas, Edificio MAGAP, Piso 9  
Quito, Ecuador  
Tel.: (+593) 2 256 7232  / 254 3319  / 8751, Ext. 118  
Fax: (+593) 2 256 7232  / 254 3319  / 8751, Ext. 118  
E-mail: direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
 relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec