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G/SPS/N/ECU/96 
31 May 2012 
 (12-2874) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Live bovine animals, sheep, goats and bison and genetic material (semen and 
embryos) thereof  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, 
Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom  
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolución N° 0058  (Resolution No. 0058) Language(s):  
Spanish Number of pages:  3 
Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/ECU/12_2087_00_s.pdf
6. Description of content:  Suspension of the entry into Ecuador of live bovine animals, 
sheep, goats and bison susceptible to Schmallenbe rg virus and genetic material (semen and 
embryos) thereof from Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom until further analyses, based on clarifications and 
more conclusive studies by the scientific community, have been carried out.  
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 reason for urgent action:  The World Organisation 
for Animal Health (OIE) has reported th e appearance of a new virus, known as 
Schmallenberg virus (SBV), on the basis of the following immediate notification reports:  
17 January 2012 - Germany;  17 February 2012 - Luxembourg;  24 January 2012 – 
United Kingdom;  31 January 2012 - Fran ce;  4 January 2012 - Netherlands;  
13 March 2012 - Spain;  20 February 2012 - It aly and 12 January 2012 - Belgium.  This 
virus, which affects domestic ruminants and is probably transmitted by vector and 
vertically in utero , represents a risk to Ecuador's health status, since it is considered exotic 
to the country and to the region. G/SPS/N/ECU/96 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  If so, identify the standard: 
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] 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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of applicatio n (as applicable):  
20 April 2012 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  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, Edificio MAGAP, Piso 9 Quito, Ecuador 
 
Tel.: (+593) 2 2567-232 / 2543-319/ 2548-751 Fax: (+593) 2 2567-232 / 2543-319/ 2548-751, ext. 102 E-mail: dirección@agrocalidad.gov.ec  
 relaciones.internacionale s@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notificati on Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
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, Edificio MAGAP, Piso 9 
Quito, Ecuador  Tel.: (+593) 2 2567-232 / 2543-319/ 2548-751 Fax: (+593) 2 2567-232 / 2543-319/ 2548-751, ext. 102 
E-mail: dirección@agrocalidad.gov.ec  
 relaciones.internacionale s@agrocalidad.gob.ec