. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ECU/14 
17 August 2006 
 (06-3921) 
Committee on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures  Original:   Spanish 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Phytosanitary measures to ensure the h ealth of plants, plant products and 
plant propagation material of ornamental species for export 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
trading partners of Ecuador. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolución 023, 
publicada en Registro Oficial 315 de 18 de julio  de 2006.  Dictar disposiciones sobre la 
sanidad vegetal para plantas, productos vegetales y de propagación de especies 
ornamentales para exportación  (Resolution No. 023, published in Official Journal No. 315 
of 18 July 2006, establishing provisions on the health of plants, plant products and plant 
propagation material of ornamental species for export). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Resolution regulates  and lays down the phytosanitary 
requirements to be met by all natural and legal persons in Ec uador engaged in the production, 
export, import or marketing of cut flowers and branches, plants, plant products, plant 
propagation material and regulated arti cles of ornamental plant species. 
 It sets out the registra tion requirements for producer s, exporters,  importers, 
marketing firms, service supplie rs and places producing orname ntal plant products for export, 
operating in Ecuador. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection,   
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest  or disease, [ X ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests  
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE),  [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Available in Spanish, 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:   27 June 2006 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   27 June 2006 
12. Final date for comments:    
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 Sanidad Agropecuaria, SESA 
Av. Amazonas y Eloy Alfaro, Ed. MAG, piso 9 
Quito, Ecuador Enquiry point:  
Contact person
: Edwin Cáceres Acosta 
E-mail:   ecaceres@mag.gov.ec  and lherrera@mag.gov.ec  
Tel.:   (593) 2 256-7232, ext. 111 and 105 
Fax:   (593) 2 256-7232, ext. 201 Web site: http://www.sesa.mag.gov.ec