. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ECU/84 
18 February 2011 
 (11-0851) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 Ag ricultural Product Quality Assurance) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Bell pepper ( Capsicum annuum ) seeds 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Mexico  
5. Title of the notified document:  Requisitos fitosanitarios para importación de semillas de 
pimiento (Capsicum annuum) para la  siembra procedente de México  (Phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation of bell pepper ( Capsicum annuum ) seeds for sowing from 
Mexico) Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  The notified Standard establishes phytosanitary requirements for 
the importation of bell pepper ( Capsicum annuum ) seeds for sowing. 
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization 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 and 11 
[ ] 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/84 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available 
in Spanish. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  26 January 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  26 January 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  26 January 2011 
[ ] 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 April 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.   Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] 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 y Amazonas, Edificio MAGAP, Piso 9 
Tel.: +(593 2) 2567 232 / 2543 319/ 2548 751 Fax: +(593 2) 2567 232 / 2543 319/ 2548 751, Ext. 102 E-mail: relaciones.internaci onales@agrocalidad.gov.ec