G/SPS/N/ECU/158
2 March 2015
(15-1178)  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 animals (swine) and products and by-products thereof. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Belarus, the Russian Federation, Italy, Poland and 
Ukraine.  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución DAJ-201432C-0201.0278  (Resolution DAJ-
201432C-0201.0278)  Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/ECU/15_0919_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: Ban on the entry into Ecuador of live animals (swine) and 
products and by-products thereof from Belarus,  the Russian Federation, Italy, Poland and 
Ukraine which pose a risk of transmitting the African swine fever virus.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal heal th, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
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: The official 
veterinary services of Belarus, the Russian Federation, Italy, Poland and Ukraine have 
notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) of the confirmed presence of 
African swine fever, a notifiable disease affecting swine. 
The disease is exotic to Ecuador and the region; it affects swine and would cause 100% 
mortality with serious economic losses if introduced into the country. 
African swine fever poses a risk to Ecuador's health status since it is considered exotic to 
the country. 
The notified Resolution will remain in force indefinitely and the health situation will be 
assessed on the basis of the reports submitted to the OIE. 
This ban will apply to all countries that notify the OIE of the presence of this disease. G/SPS/N/ECU/158 
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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) 
Comunidad Andina: RESOLUCIÓN 1183.- Norma Sanitaria Andina para el comercio y 
la movilización intrasubregional y con terceros países de porcinos domésticos y sus 
productos (Andean Community: Resolution No. 1183 - Andean Health Standard 
governing trade in and the transport of domestic swine and products thereof at 
intra-subregional level and with third countries) 
SECCIÓN II REQUISITOS PARA PORCINOS DE REPRODUCCIÓN Y ENGORDE , Artículo 
12, Artículo 13  (Section II, Requirements for breeding and feeder swine, 
Articles 12 and 13) 
Subsección II  
Requisitos comunes relacionados con la Enfermedad Vesicular Porcina, la Peste 
Bovina, la Peste Porcina Africana y la Encefalomielitis por Enterovirus  
Artículo 20  (Subsection II, Common requirements related to swine vesicular disease, 
rinderpest, African swine fever and enterovirus encephalomyelitis, Article 20) 
[ ] 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): 12 
August 2014. 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. 
This ban will apply to all countries that notify the OIE of the presence of this disease. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. 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:  
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 
Email: direccion@agrocalidad.gov.ec  relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Noti fication 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 / 254 8751 
Fax: (+593 2) 256 7232 / 254 3319 / 254 8751, Ext. 305 
Email: direccion@agrocalidad.gov.ec  relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec