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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ECU/55 
3 September 2008 
 (08-4124) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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):  Plant products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affect ed, to the extent relevant or practicable:
 
 Not specified  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Declaratoria de 
Emergencia Fitosanitaria a la Provincia de Galápagos;  y como Plaga Reglamentada a la Mosca del Mediterráneo (Ceratitis Capitata Wi edemann) por su Presencia en dos Islas 
Habitadas  (Declaration of a phytosanitary emergenc y in the Province of Galápagos and of 
the Mediterranean fruit fly ( Ceratitis Capitata Wiedemann ) as a regulated pest owing to its 
presence on two inhabited islands) (2 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  Declaration of a phytosanitary emergency in the Province of 
Galápagos and of the Mediterranean fruit fly ( Ceratitis Capitata Wiedemann ) as a regulated 
pest owing to its presence on two inhabited isla nds, and introduction of restrictions on the 
transport of plant products from contin ental Ecuador to the Galápagos Islands.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [  X ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  Detection of the 
presence of the Mediterranean fruit fly on the isla nds of San Cristóbal and Santa Cruz in the 
Province of Galápagos which has been declar ed a World Natural He ritage site and a 
biosphere reserve.  
9. International standard, guideline 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: G/SPS/N/ECU/55 
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  10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Ecuadorian 
Agricultural Health Service (SESA) Reso lution No. 038 (available in Spanish). 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  As from  30 July 2008  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ 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 
Avs. Amazonas y Eloy Alfaro 
Edificio MAGAP, piso 9 
Quito Tel.: +(593) 2 254-4472 / 256-7232 / 254-3319 Fax: +(593) 2 222-8448 E-mail: direcsesa@sesa.gov.ec  or  plozada@sesa.gov.ec  
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 
Avs. Amazonas y Eloy Alfaro Edificio MAGAP, piso 9 Quito Tel.: +(593) 2 254-4472 / 256-7232 / 254-3319 Fax: +(593) 2 222-8448 
E-mail: direcsesa@sesa.gov. ec or plozada@sesa.gov.ec