. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ECU/13 
5 July 2006 
 (06-3240) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ECUADOR
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:        
2. Agency responsible:  Ecuadorian Agricultural Health Service (SESA)  
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):  Phytosanitary measures to ensure the phy tosanitary quality of  wood packaging 
used in international trade in  products imported to Ecuador.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries that have trade relations with Ecuador.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolution 020, 
published in Registro Oficial  (Official Journal) No. 297 of 22  June 2006.  A standard setting 
forth the technical procedures for applying Resolution 012 on wood packaging used in international trade.  
6. Description of content:  Two stages are envisaged for implementing the standard.  First 
stage:  in June, SESA will inform all importers of the resolution through the press.  As from 
1 July, wood packaging entering Ecuador must be properly treated and sealed in accordance 
with IPPC No. 15, and exceptional cases of non-co mpliance will be notified to the NPPO of 
the exporting country, all information pertaini ng to the importation being provided by the 
Ecuadorian Customs Corporation (CAE).  Wher e, due to non-compliance with the standard, 
non-treated goods packaging enters the count ry, the packaging will be re-embarked 
immediately and if any trace of pests are det ected will be treated in accordance with the 
international technical recommendation. 
 In the second stage, any packaging entering the country that falls short of 
international and national standa rds will be placed in the official custody of the CAE and 
SESA for re-embarkation, these measures affec ting both the packaging and the product.  
Where SESA notifies the CIA and the Central Bank  that the importer has failed to meet the 
costs for storage and re-embarkation and other technical and administrative costs, the CAE 
and the Central Bank will be asked to susp end all import and export formalities for the 
importer reported for non-compliance with the rules in force. 
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        G/SPS/N/ECU/13 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:   IPPC No. 15 
[   ] 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:  In Spanish, two 
pages.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  2 June 2006  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2006  
12. Final date for comments:        
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or add ress, 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  
Contact person
:  Edwin Cáceres Acosta 
E-mail:  ecaceres@mag.gov.ec  or lherrera@mag.gov.ec  
Tel:  (593) 2 2567-232 ext. 111 or 105 Fax:  (593) 2 2567-232 ext. 201 
Web site:  http://www.sesa.mag.gov.ec