. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ECU/18 
3 May 2007 
 (07-1837) 
Committee on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ECUADOR  
If applicable, name of local government involved:        
2. Agency responsible:  Servicio Ecuatoriano de  Sanidad Agropecuaria  - SESA (Ecuadorian 
Agricultural Health Service)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item nu mber(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  
 Poultry for breeding, fertile eggs, and pr oducts, by-products and derivatives of avian 
origin  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  The states 
of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Virginia, North Carolina, California, Delaware, New Jersey and 
Texas in the United States of America.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolución 001, por la cual 
se levanta la suspensión de importaciones de aves reproductoras, huevos fértiles, productos, 
subproductos y derivados de origen avícola  (Resolution No. 001 lifting the import ban on 
poultry for breeding, fertile eggs, and products, by-products and derivatives of avian origin) 
(2 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  The notified text lifts the import ban on poultry for breeding, fertile 
eggs, and products, by-products a nd derivatives of avian origin from the states of Pennsylvania, 
Connecticut, Virginia, North Carolina, Califor nia, Delaware, New Jersey and Texas in the 
United States of America.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, [ X ] 
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:  A report submitted by the 
Andean Community determines that there is a low risk of avian influenza entering in the 
products listed in point 3.  
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] Wo rld Organization for Animal Health (OIE),  
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:       G/SPS/N/ECU/18 
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  10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Resolution No. 001 
(2 pages, in Spanish).  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Immediately. 
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ X ] National notification authority, 
[ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of 
other body:         
13. Texts available from: [ X ] National notification  authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or 
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:         
Servicio Ecuatoriano de Sa nidad Agropecuaria - SESA 
Av. Amazonas y Eloy Alfaro, Ed. MAG, piso 9 
Quito, Ecuador 
 Contact person
:   
Ms. Leticia Herrera Garcés  E-mail:     lherrera@mag.gov.ec
 
Tel.:          +(593) 2 2567-232, ext. 105 
Fax:          +(593) 2 2567-232, ext. 201 Web site:  http://www.sesa.mag.gov.ec