G/SPS/N/ECU/168/Rev.1  
 
10 February  2017 
(17-0814) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish   
 
 NOTIFICA TION 
Revision  
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 Agric ultural 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 i n 
addition, where applicable): Foliage of the laurel -leaved snail tree (Coccul us 
laurifolius )  
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 0310 - Requisitos Fitosanitarios pa ra la  
Importación de Follaje Fresco de Coculus (Cocculus Laurifolius) para la Elaboración de 
Arreglos Fl orales, Originarios de Colombia  (Resolution No. 0310:  Phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation into Ecuador of fresh foliage of the laurel -leaved 
snail tree (Cocculus Laurifolius ) for floral arrangements  from Colombia ) Language(s): 
Spanish  Number of pages: 8 
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachm ents/2017/SPS/ECU/17_0754_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified Resolution establishes the mandatory 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Ecuador of fresh foliage of 
the laurel -leaved snail tree ( Cocculus Laurifolius ) for floral arrangements  from Colombia . 
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 in ternational standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organi sation 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, 11 and 21  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   G/SPS/N/ECU/168/Rev.1  
 
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  [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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 6 February  2017 
Proposed date of publica tion (dd/mm/yy) : 7 February  2017 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notificat ion and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 April 2017 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [ X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Agencia Ecuatoriana de Asegurami ento de la Calidad del Agro, AGROCALIDAD  
Av. Eloy Alfaro N30 -350 y Amazonas, Edificio MAGAP, Piso 9  
Quito, Ecuador  
Tel.:  (+593) 2 256 7232 / 254 3319 / 8751, Ext. 118  
Fax:  (+593) 2 256 7232 / 254 3319 / 8751, Ext. 118   
E-mail: direccion@agrocalidad.gob.e c 
 relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] 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 N30 -350 y Amazonas, Edificio MAGAP, Piso 9  
Quito, Ecuador  
Tel.:  (+593) 2 256 7232 / 254 3319 / 8751, Ext. 118  
Fax:  (+593) 2 256 7232 / 254 3319 / 8751, Ext. 118  
E-mail: direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
 relacion es.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec