By means of this Addendum No. 2, the Republic of Ecuador advises that a Partial Amendment to Resolution ARCSA-DE-2021-016-AKRG issuing the Substitute Sanitary Technical Regulation on cosmetics, domestic hygiene products and absorbent personal hygiene products has been adopted, pursuant to Resolution ARCSA-DE-2026-022-DASP of 26 June 2026, by the National Agency for Sanitary Regulation, Control and Surveillance (ARCSA), Doctor Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez.1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a PDF attachment, or other information on where the text of the final/modified measure and/or interpretative guidance can be obtained.G/TBT/N/ECU/502/Add.2- 2 - Pursuant to this amendment, ARCSA brings the aforementioned Technical Regulation into line with the provisions of Andean Community Decision No. 833 on the harmonization of legislation on cosmetic products, in accordance with the principle of the primacy of the Andean Community legal order. In particular, the requirement to submit an application for renewal of the Mandatory Health Notification (NSO) at least ninety (90) days prior to its expiry has been removed, as this constituted an additional requirement not provided for in Article 18 of Decision No. 833. Consequently, an application for renewal may be submitted at any time prior to the expiry of the NSO.No comment period was provided for this notification, as the amendment falls within the principles of regulatory simplification: it does not introduce…