The notified draft partial amendment to the Technical Health Regulations for the post-registration or post-notification quality control analysis of products for human use and consumption subject to health controls and surveillance establishes the procedure and conditions under which the National Agency for Health Surveillance, Regulation and Control (ARCSA), Doctor Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez, will use laboratory analysis services provided by conformity assessment bodies (CABs) accredited by the Ecuadorian Accreditation Service (SAE) and registered with ARCSA, for the post-registration or post-notification quality control of products for human use and consumption subject to health controls and surveillance.G/TBT/N/ECU/560- 2 - Compliance with the Technical Health Regulations is mandatory for ARCSA officials; for holders of a health registration, mandatory health authorization, health notification or a unique GMP code; and for CABs accredited by the SAE and registered with ARCSA that conduct the post-registration or post-notification quality control of products for human use and consumption subject to health controls and surveillance.