G/SPS/N/ECU/164  
20 August 2015  
(15-4213)  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; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Castor oil ( Ricinus communis ) seeds 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Israel  
5. Title of the notified document: Propuesta de requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación 
de semillas de higuerilla (Ricinus communis) para la siembra originarias de Israel (Draft 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Ecuador of castor oil ( Ricinus 
communis ) seeds for sowing from Israel) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 1 
Text available from: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/ECU/15_3241_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The notified draft text establishes mandatory phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation into Ecuador of castor oil ( Ricinus communis ) 
seeds for sowing from Israel. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [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 No.) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (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/164 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 19 October 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 October 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 21 October 2015 
[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) : 19 October 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Av. Eloy Alfaro y Amazonas, Edificio MAGAP, Piso 9 Quito, Ecuador 
Tel.: (+593) 2 256 7232/254 3319/254 8751, Ext. 118 Fax: (+593) 2 256 7232/254 3319/254 8751 
Email: dirección@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 email address (if available) of other body:  
Av. Eloy Alfaro y Amazonas, Edificio MAGAP, Piso 9 Quito, Ecuador 
Tel.: (+593) 2 256 7232/254 3319/254 8751, Ext. 118 
Fax: (+593) 2 256 7232/254 3319/254 8751 Email: dirección@agrocalidad.gob.ec 
 relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec