G/SPS/N/ECU/173  
 
11 February 2016  
(16-0898)  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 Agri cultural Product Quality Assurance)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Chia ( Salvia hispanica ) seeds 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  [X] Specific regions or countries: Nicaragua  
5. Title of the notified document: Propuesta de requisitos fitosanitarios para la 
importación de granos de Chía (Salvia hispanica) para consumo, originarios de Nicaragua (Draft phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Ecuador of 
chia ( Salvia hispanica ) seeds for consumption from Nicaragua)   
Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages: 1  
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/ECU/16_0569_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified draft text establishes the mandatory 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Ecuador of chia ( Salvia 
hispanica ) seeds for consumption from Nicaragua. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant 
protection, [ ] protect humans from animal /plant pest or disease, [ ] protect 
territory from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 2 and 11  
[ ] 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/173 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 25 April 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 26 April 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 27 April 2016 
[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) : 11 April 2016 
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) 2 256 7232 / 254 3319 / 254 8751 Fax: (+593) 2 256 7232 / 254 3319 / 254 8751 
E-mail: direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
 relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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) 2 256 7232 / 254 3319 / 254 8751 Fax: (+593) 2 256 7232 / 254 3319 / 254 8751 
E-mail: direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec 
 relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec