 
[Non Official Translation]  
 
RESOLUTION 0212  
THE EX ECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE P HYTO AND ZOOSANITARY  REGULATION 
AND CONTROL AGENCY  OF ECUADOR  
Consideri ng: 
That,  subsection 2 of Article 400 of the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador states: 
" The conservatio n of biodiversity and all its components, in particular agricultural and 
wild biodiversity and the genetic heritage of the country, is declared of public interest  "; 
That,  Article 401 of the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador establishes: “ Ecuador  
is declared free of transgenic crops and seeds.  Exceptionally, and only in the case of 
national interest duly substantiated by the Presidency of the Republic and approved by 
the National Assembly, seeds and genetically modified crops may be introduced  (…)”;  
That, within the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Agreement on 
the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (AMSF), establishes that 
member countries have the right to adopt sanitary and phytosanitary measures by the 
competent authority, necessary to protect the health and life of people and animals or 
to preserve plants;  
That,  the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) of the 
International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), such as ISPM No. 2 Framework for 
Pest Risk Analysis, ISPM No. 11 Pest Risk Analysis for quarantine pests, ISPM No. 21 
Pest Risk Analysis for regulated non -quarantine pests and Resolution No. 025 of the 
Andean Community (CAN) procedures to carry out Pest Risk Analysis (PRA), by which 
the ph ytosanitary requirements of plant products are established import;  
That,  according to the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures ISPM No. 
32 on "Categorization of products according to their risk of pests", the in vitro plants of 
Ornithogalum ( Ornithogalum  dubium)  for planting, are in Risk category 4;  
That,  article 12 of the Organic Law of Agricultural Health, published in the Official 
Gazette Supplement 27 of July 3, 2017 establishes: "  Create the Agency for the 
Regulation and Control of Plant and Animal Health, a technical entity of public law, with 
legal status, administrative and financial autonomy, decentralized, with headquarters in 
the city of Quito and national jurisdiction, attached to the National Agrarian Authority. 
This Agency is resp onsible for the regulation and control of animal health and welfare, 
plant health and food safety in primary production, in order to maintain and improve the 
phyto and zoosanitary status of agricultural production  (…) ";  
That , literal a) of article 13 of t he Organic Law of Agricultural Health, published in the 
Official Gazette Supplement 27 of July 3, 2017 establishes that one of the Agency's 
competencies and attributions is: “a ) Issue technical regulations in phyto, zoosanitary 
and animal welfare matters” ; 
That,  literal j) of article 13 of the Organic Law of Agricultural Health, published in the 
Official Gazette Supplement 27 of July 3, 2017, establishes that one of the Agency's  
competencies and attributions is: “To  certify and authorize the phyto character istics 
and zoosanitary for the import of plants, plant products, animals, livestock merchandise 
and regulated articles prior to the issuance of the corresponding authorization” ; 
That,  literal o) of article 13 of the Organic Law of Agricultural Health, publ ished in the 
Official Gazette Supplement 27 of July 3, 2017, establishes that one of the Agency's 
competencies and attributions is:  “Regulate  and control the phyto and zoosanitary for 
the import and export of plants, plant products, animals, livestock merc handise and 
regulated articles, at the authorized entry points established” ; 
That , literal a) of article 22 of the Organic Law of Agricultural Health, published in the 
Official Gazette Supplement 27 of July 3, 2017 establishes that “To  maintain and 
improve  the phytosanitary status, the Regulation and Control Agency will implement in 
the national territory and in the special zones of economic development, the following 
mandatory phytosanitary measures: a) Phytosanitary requirements” ; 
That , the Sixth General Provision of the Organic Law of Agricultural Health, published 
in the Official Gazette Supplement 27 of July 3, 2017, establishes: “By  virtue of this 
Law, the personnel, assets, assets and liabilities of the current Agro Quality 
Assurance - AGROCALIDAD - will be integrated into the Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary 
Regulation and Control Agency, which will assume the representations, delegations, 
rights, obligations, assets and liabilities of the former” ; 
That , through personal action No. 0890 CGAF / DATH, of Aug ust 28, 2018, Mr. Xavier 
Enrique Lazo Guerrero, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, appoints as Executive 
Director of the Agency for the Regulation and Control of Phytosanitary and 
Zoosanitary, Mr. Ing. Wilson Patricio Almeida Granja;  
That , by means of the Extraordinary Meeting Minutes held on May 28, 2020, the 
delegates of the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, the Minister of Production and 
the Minister of the Environment appoint Ing. Wilson as Executive Director of the 
Agency for the Regulation an d Control of Phytosanitary and Animal Health. Patricio 
Almeida Farm;  
That , in Resolution No.  0305  of December 30, 2016, which updates the procedure to 
prepare Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) studies by means of entry, for the establishment of 
phytosanitary requir ements for the import of plants, plant products and regulated 
articles;  
That,  through Memorandum No. AGR -AGROCALIDAD/CVS –2020 -000509 -M, 
November 19th, the General Coordinator of Plant Health (E) informs the Executive 
Director that: “  I inform you that afte r completing the Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) study of 
in vitro plants of Ornithogalum (Ornithogalum dubium) for planting originating in Israel, 
the phytosanitary requirements for importing the product in question have been agreed 
between Plant Protection and Inspection Services (PPIS) and the Agency for the 
Regulation and Control of Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary - Agrocality ...  ", the same as 
It is authorized by the highest authority of the institution through the document 
management system, Quipux, and;  
In use of the legal attributions granted by the Organic Law of Agricultural Health and 
the Organic Statute of Organizational Management by processes of the  Ecuadorian 
Agency for the Quality Assurance of Agro - Agrocalidad.   
 
Solve : 
Article 1.- Establish the man datory phytosanitary requirements for the importation of in 
vitro plants of Ornithogalum (Ornithogalum  dubium ) for planting originating in Israel.  
Article 2. - The phytosanitary requirements for importation are:  
1. Phytosanitary Import Permit, issued by the  respective Agrocalidad area.  
2. Phytosanitary Export Certificate issued by the National Organization for 
Phytosanitary Protection (NPPO) of Israel stating the following:  
2.1 Additional statement:  
"Ornithogalum ( Ornithogalum dubium ) in vitro plants  come fr om mother plants that 
have been evaluated by appropriate analytical techniques and found free of 
Ornithogalum mosaic virus (OrMV)".  
"The material has been produced using the in vitro tissue culture technique, in modern 
biotechnology production centers auth orized by the Israel NPPO."  
3. The shipment comes free of soil and any foreign material.  
4. The shipment will be contained in new, first -use, transparent, hermetically sealed, 
labeled packages in a sterile culture medium and must be free of any foreign mat erial.  
5. Phytosanitary inspection at the point of entry.  
 
GENERAL LAYOUT  
Only.  - The General Coordination of Plant Health together with the Directorate of 
Planning and Strategic Management through the Management of International 
Relations of the Agency fo r Regulation and Control of Phytosanitary and Animal Health 
will be in charge of  notifying this Resolution before the World Trade Organization 
(WTO).  
  
FINAL PROVISIONS  
First.  - The execution of this Resolution is entrusted to the General Coordination of 
Plant Health of the Agency for Regulation and Control of Phytos and Zoosanitary.  
Second.  - This Resolution will enter into force as of its subscription without prejudice to 
its publication in the Official Registry.  
COMMUNICATE, PUBLISH AND ENFORCE IT.  
Given  in Quito, December 23th 2020  
 
 
 
  
                                          Ing. Wilson Patricio Almeida Granja  
Executive Director  
 Phyto and Zoosanitary  Regulation a nd Control Agency  of Ecuador  