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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ECU/15 
5 October 2006 
 (06-4771) 
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 number(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 of avian origin, of the species 
gallus domesticus and gallopavo  from the State of Rio Grande do Sul, in the Federative 
Republic of Brazil.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Brazil 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolutions No. 027 
(1 page) 
6. Description of content:  As the disease known as Newcastle  disease has been reported in 
the municipality of Valle Real, State of Río Grande do Sul, Brazil, it is decided to suspend 
the import and prohibit customs clearance of pou ltry for breeding, fertile  eggs and products 
of avian origin of the species gallus domesticus and gallopavo from the State of Río Grande 
do Sul of the Federative Republic of Brazil for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days. 
 The time-limit for the sanitary measure established in Article 1 of this Resolution may 
be shortened or extended following assessment of the sanitary information received by the 
SESA or in situ verification of the sanitary me asures applied by the Brazilian Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Supply.  
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:  Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Supply of the Federative Republic  of Brazil (MAPA), by means of technical 
notes 28/2006 and 29/2006 notifying the appearance of the disease known as Newcastle disease in the municipality of Valle Real, State of Río Grande do Sul, Brazil. G/SPS/N/ECU/15 
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  9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] World 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:        
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Resolution No. 027 
(in Spanish, 1 page)  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  30 August 2006  
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, [    ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Servicio Ecuatoriano de Sanidad Agropecuaria, SESA 
Av. Amazonas y Eloy Alfaro, Ed. MAG, piso 9 Quito, Ecuador Punto de Contacto: 
Responsible
: M.Sc. Edwin Cáceres  
E-mail:   ecaceres@mag.gov.ec  or lherrera@mag.gov.ec  
Tel.:  (593) 2 2567-232 ext. 116 ó 105 Fax:    (593) 2 2567-232 ext. 201 
Web site:  http://www.sesa.mag.gov.ec