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12 July 2021 
(21-5446) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : ECUADOR  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario , AGROCALIDAD 
(Agency for Phytosanitary and Animal Health Regulation and Control)  
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) : Dionaea ( Dionaea muscipula ) plants in inert substrate for planting  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : The Netherlands  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución 0104, establecimiento de requisitos 
fitosanitarios de cumplimiento obligatorio para la importación de plantas de dionaea 
(Dionaea muscipula) en sustrato inerte para plantar originarias de Países Bajos  (Resolution 
No. 0104 establishing mandatory phytosanitary requirements for the i mportation of 
dionaea ( Dionaea muscipula ) plants  in inert substrate for planting from the Netherlands) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 4 
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/ECU/21_4591_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Resolution establishes mandatory phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation of dionaea ( Dionaea muscipula ) plants in inert substrate 
for planting from the Net herlands.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
 
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : ISPM Nos. 2, 11 
and 21  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regu lation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/ECU/261  
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 22 June 2 021 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 22 June 2 021 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 22 June 2 021 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 September 2 021 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario  (AGROCALIDAD)  
Dr Julio Paredes  
Av. Interoceánica Km. 14 1/2, La Granja MAG, Tumbaco  
Tel.: (+593) 2237 2844  
Email:  direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
agrocalidad.rrii@gmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of othe r body:  
Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario  (AGROCALIDAD)  
Dr Julio Paredes  
Av. Interoceánica Km. 14 1/2, La Granja MAG, Tumbaco  
Tel.: (+593) 2237 2844  
Email:  direccion@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
relaciones.internacionales@agrocalidad.gob.ec  
agrocalidad.rrii@gmail.com  
 