G/SPS/N/ECU/182  
12 October  2016 
(16-5482) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spani sh 
 
  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) : Approval of companies dealing with products and by -products of 
animal origin.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Regulación 0217 : Procedimiento para la habilitación de 
empresas para la exporta ción de mercancías pecuarias a Ecuador  (Regulation No. 0217: 
Procedure for the approval of companies wishing to export livestock products to Ecuador ) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 53 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/ECU/16_4200_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Requirements governing the entry of products and by -products 
of animal origin.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [X]  animal health , [ ] 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission ( e.g. title o r serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ) 
 CAC/GL 69 -2008: Guidelines for the Validation of Food Safety Control Measures  
 CAC/RCP 1 -1969: General Principles of Food Hygiene  
 CAC/RCP 15 -1976: Code of Hygienic Practice for Eggs and Egg Products  
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Chapter 3.2., Article 3.2.1.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ) 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the releva nt international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/ECU/182  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Decisión 737 CAN  (Andean Community of Nations Decision No. 737) 
 Resolución 1425  (Resolution No. 1425)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Immediate implementation . 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Immediate implementation . 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date  of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Immediate implementation . 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
Agency or authority designated to  handle 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, Edi ficio 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  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notificati on 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