WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ECU/82 
15 May 2009 
 (09-2386) 
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 num ber(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  HS tariff heading 0103:  Live swine, and meat and edible offal  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Canada  
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolución 037, de 7 de mayo de 2009 (Resolution 
No. 037 of 7 May 2009) Language:  Spanish  Number of pages:  2 
Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/ECU/09_1729_00_s.pdf
6. Description of content:  In accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador, 
the technical recommendations and guidelin es of the World Organization for Animal 
Health (OIE), the Animal Health Law ( Ley de Sanidad Animal ) and the Andean health 
standard governing trade in and movement of domestic swine and products thereof at 
intra-subregional level and with third countries ( Norma Sanitaria Andina para el Comercio 
y la Movilización Intrasubregional y con T erceros Países de Porcinos Domésticos y sus 
Productos ), the Ecuadorian Agency for Agri cultural Product Quality Assurance 
(AGROCALIDAD) issued Resolution No. 037 of 7 May 2009, which: 
1. Repeals Resolution ( Resolución ) No. 30 of 27 April 2009; 
2. suspends the importation into Ecuador of  live swine from Canada and other countries 
where animals are affected  by influenza A(H1N1); 
3. authorizes the importation into Ecuador of meat, edible offal and genetic material of 
swine, subject to compliance with the gene ral requirements laid down in Resolution 
No. 1183:  Andean health standard governing trade in and movement of domestic swine 
and products thereof at intra-subregional le vel and with third countries, published in 
Gaceta Oficial  (Official Journal) No. 1656 of 11 September 2008.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  Owing to the presence 
of influenza A(H1N1) in a number of countries, some of which are trading partners of Ecuador in livestock goods at risk, and give n that this disease is considered exotic to 
Ecuador and has high morbidity and low morta lity in susceptible species, Ecuador initially 
issued Emergency Resolution No. 30 prohibitin g the importation of live swine and products 
thereof from the United States of America and Mexico and all other countries affected by 
this disease. 
On 2 May 2009, the Canadian Food Inspec tion Agency (CFIA) notified the World 
Organization for Animal Health of a confirme d outbreak of influenza A(H1N1) in swine. 
The World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization and the Food and 
Agriculture Organization have reported that the consumption of meat does not represent a 
risk to global public health provided that good hygiene practices are followed.  
9. 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)  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) Andean health standard governing trade in 
and movement of domestic swine and produc ts thereof at intra-subregional level 
and with third countries, Resolution No. 1183, published in Official Journal 
No. 1656 of 11 September 2008. 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM N°)  
[ ] 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:  
10. Other relevant documents and langu age(s) in which these are available:  
http://www.agrocalidad.gov.ec/noticias/porcina.php  
11. Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy) / period of application (as applicable):  
7 May 2009 / indefinite 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ ] National notification 
authority, [ X] National enquiry point, or add ress, 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 09, Quito 
Tel.: +(593) 2 567 232 or 543 319 E-mail: dirección@agrocalidad.gov.ec Website: http://www.agrocalidad.gov.ec
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  13. Texts available from:  [ ] National notification authority, [ X] National enquiry point, 
or 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, Ed ificio MAGAP, piso 09, Quito 
Tel.: +(593) 2 567 232 or 543 319 
E-mail: dirección@agrocalidad.gov.ec 
Website: http://www.agrocalidad.gov.ec