G/SPS/N/ECU/202  
4 December 2017  
(17-6659) 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 Product 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): Cut hor tensia ( Hydrangea macrophylla ) flowers  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Colombia  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución 0153 "Establec imiento de requisitos 
fitosanitarios para la importación de flor cortada de hortensia originaria de Colombia” 
(Resolution No. 0153: “Establishment of phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation of cut hortensia flowers originating in Colombia”) Language(s): Spanish 
Number of pages: 3 
6. Description of content: The notified Resolution establishes the mandatory phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation into Ecuador of cut hortensia ( Hydrangea 
macrophylla ) flowers originating  in Colombia and used for bouquets.  
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 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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter  number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. ISPM No.)   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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  G/SPS/N/ECU/202  
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 November 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 November 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 30 November 2017  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): The notified Resolution has already been 
incorporated into  Ecuadorian legislation and therefore does not have a comment period.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fa x number and email 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 3319/8751  
Fax: (+593) 2 256 7232/254 3319/8751, Ext. 118  
Email:  d ireccion@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 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 3319/8751  
Fax: (+593) 2 256 7232/254 3319/8751, Ext. 118  
Email :  direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec