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Draft sanitary technical regulation for obtaining sanitary notification and control of dietary supplements and the establishments where they are manufactured, stored, distributed, imported and marketed (21 pages, in Spanish)
Proyecto de normativa técnica sanitaria para la obtención de la notificación sanitaria y control de suplementos alimenticios y de los establecimientos en donde se fabrican, almacenan, distribuyen, importan y comercializan (21 páginas, en español)
Ecuador issued an addendum on 29 September 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/ECU/327. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 20 September 2016. The comment period closed on 19 November 2016.
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Partial reform of the Technical Health Regulations concerning the issuance of health certificates for and the control of food supplements and establishments that manufacture, store, distribute, import or market such products
Reforma parcial a la normativa técnica sanitaria para la obtención de la notificación sanitaria y control de suplementos alimenticios de los establecimientos en donde se fabrican, almacenan, distribuyen, importan y comercializan (Partial reform of the Technical Health Regulations concerning the issuance of health certificates for and the control of food supplements and establishments that manufacture, store, distribute, import or market such products)
The Republic of Ecuador hereby submits this addendum to the notification corresponding to the partial reform of the Technical Health Regulations concerning the issuance of health certificates for and the control of food supplements and establishments that manufacture, store, distribute, import or market such products, issued by the National Agency for Health Regulation, Control and Surveillance (ARCSA), Doctor Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez, by means of Resolution No. ARCSA-DE-2026-021-DASP.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/327/Add.4- 2 - The purpose of the notified Technical Health Regulations is to establish the requirements governing the issuance of sanitary certificates for food supplements. They also set out the quality and safety requirements and guidelines with regard to the manufacturing, production, formulation, and labelling of these products, as well as the relevant advertising, control and monitoring criteria, in the establishments that manufacture, store, distribute, import or market these products.This notification provides for a period for the submission of comments, and the notified Resolution will enter into force six months after its publication in the Official Journal.Agency:Ministerio de Desarrollo Económico y Productivo, MDEP (Ministry of Economic and Productive…
This Draft Technical Regulation establishes the object and scope of application, definitions and abbreviations, sanitary notification, re-registration and modification of the sanitary notification, good manufacturing practices certificate, criteria for the formulation of dietary supplements, packaging and labels, other authorizations, marketing and advertising, operating permit for dietary supplement establishments, repeals, general provisions, transitory provisions, reformatory provision and final provision of the Ecuadorian Sanitary Technical Regulation 'Obtaining the sanitary notification and control of dietary supplements and the establishments where they are manufactured, stored, distributed, imported and marketed'.
Este Proyecto de Normativa Técnica establece el objeto y ámbito de aplicación, definiciones y abreviaturas, notificación sanitaria, reinscripción y modificación de la notificación sanitaria, certificado de buenas prácticas de manufactura, criterios para la formulación de suplementos alimenticios, envase y etiquetas, otras autorizaciones, comercialización y publicidad, permiso de funcionamiento de los establecimientos de suplementos alimenticios, derogatorias, disposiciones generales, disposiciones transitorias, disposición reformatoria y disposición final de la Normativa Técnica Sanitaria Ecuatoriana 'Obtención de la notificación sanitaria y control de suplementos alimenticios y de los establecimientos en donde se fabrican, almacenan, distribuyen, importan y comercializan'.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/ECU/327/Add.4
Partial reform of the Technical Health Regulations concerning the issuance of health certificates for and the control of food supplements and establishments that manufacture, store, distribute, import or market such products
Reforma parcial a la normativa técnica sanitaria para la obtención de la notificación sanitaria y control de suplementos alimenticios de los establecimientos en donde se fabrican, almacenan, distribuyen, importan y comercializan (Partial reform of the Technical Health Regulations concerning the issuance of health certificates for and the control of food supplements and establishments that manufacture, store, distribute, import or market such products)
The Republic of Ecuador hereby submits this addendum to the notification corresponding to the partial reform of the Technical Health Regulations concerning the issuance of health certificates for and the control of food supplements and establishments that manufacture, store, distribute, import or market such products, issued by the National Agency for Health Regulation, Control and Surveillance (ARCSA), Doctor Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez, by means of Resolution No. ARCSA-DE-2026-021-DASP.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/327/Add.4- 2 - The purpose of the notified Technical Health Regulations is to establish the requirements governing the issuance of sanitary certificates for food supplements. They also set out the quality and safety requirements and guidelines with regard to the manufacturing, production, formulation, and labelling of these products, as well as the relevant advertising, control and monitoring criteria, in the establishments that manufacture, store, distribute, import or market these products.This notification provides for a period for the submission of comments, and the notified Resolution will enter into force six months after its publication in the Official Journal.Agency:Ministerio de Desarrollo Económico y Productivo, MDEP (Ministry of Economic and Productive…
AddendumG/TBT/N/ECU/327/Add.3
Draft partial reform of the Technical Health Regulations concerning the issuance of health certificates and the control of food supplements and establishments that manufacture, store, distribute, import or market such products
Proyecto 'Reforma Parcial a la Normativa Técnica Sanitaria para la obtención de la Notificación Sanitaria y Control de Suplementos Alimenticios de los Establecimientos en donde se fabrican, almacenan, distribuyen, importan y comercializan' (Draft partial reform of the Technical Health Regulations concerning the issuance of health certificates and the control of food supplements and establishments that manufacture, store, distribute, import or market such products)
The Republic of Ecuador hereby notifies the Partial Reform of the Technical Health Regulations concerning the issuance of health certificates and the control of food supplements and establishments that manufacture, store, distribute, import or market such products, Resolution ARCSA-DE-028-2016-YMIH, published in the Official Journal Supplement No. 937 of 3 February 2017. The notified draft regulations seek to establish the conditions for good manufacturing practices (GMP) for food processing plants, as well as the requirements for the manufacturing, production, processing, preparation, packaging, packing, assembly, transport, storage, import, distribution and marketing of processed foods for human consumption. To protect public health and ensure a safe food supply, the regulations also establish the requirements for the registration, re-registration and amendment of health certificates of national and foreign processed foods; the registration of GMP certificates; the approval of GMP certificates; requirements for the registration of foods processed on GMP-certified lines; the issuance of free sale certificates; the issuance of export health certificates; the issuance of operating permits; hygiene conditions in mass catering establishments; and the donation of processed foods. Agency: Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca, MPCEIP (Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries) Subsecretaría de Calidad (Under-Secretariat for…
AddendumG/TBT/N/ECU/327/Add.2
By means of this Addendum No. 2, the Republic of Ecuador advises that the reform of the 'Sanitary Technical Regulation on the issuance of sanitary certificates and the control of food supplements and establishments that manufacture, store, distribute, import or market such products', notified in document G/TBT/N/ECU/327 of 20 September 2016, has been issued pursuant to Resolution No. ARCSA-DE-002-2018-JCGO of 1 February 2018 by the National Agency for Sanitary Regulation, Control and Surveillanc
AddendumG/TBT/N/ECU/327/Add.1
By means of this Addendum No. 1, the Republic of Ecuador advises that the 'Sanitary Technical Regulation on the issuance of sanitary certificates for food supplements, and the control of establishments that manufacture, store, distribute, import or market such products', the draft version of which was notified on 20 September 2016 in document G/TBT/N/ECU/327, was issued pursuant to Resolution No. 28 of 27 December 2016 of the National Agency for Sanitary Regulation, Control and Surveillance (ARC
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/ECU/327
Comment deadline: Closed on 19 November 2016
Draft sanitary technical regulation for obtaining sanitary notification and control of dietary supplements and the establishments where they are manufactured, stored, distributed, imported and marketed (21 pages, in Spanish)
Proyecto de normativa técnica sanitaria para la obtención de la notificación sanitaria y control de suplementos alimenticios y de los establecimientos en donde se fabrican, almacenan, distribuyen, importan y comercializan (21 páginas, en español)
This Draft Technical Regulation establishes the object and scope of application, definitions and abbreviations, sanitary notification, re-registration and modification of the sanitary notification, good manufacturing practices certificate, criteria for the formulation of dietary supplements, packaging and labels, other authorizations, marketing and advertising, operating permit for dietary supplement establishments, repeals, general provisions, transitory provisions, reformatory provision and final provision of the Ecuadorian Sanitary Technical Regulation 'Obtaining the sanitary notification and control of dietary supplements and the establishments where they are manufactured, stored, distributed, imported and marketed'.
Este Proyecto de Normativa Técnica establece el objeto y ámbito de aplicación, definiciones y abreviaturas, notificación sanitaria, reinscripción y modificación de la notificación sanitaria, certificado de buenas prácticas de manufactura, criterios para la formulación de suplementos alimenticios, envase y etiquetas, otras autorizaciones, comercialización y publicidad, permiso de funcionamiento de los establecimientos de suplementos alimenticios, derogatorias, disposiciones generales, disposiciones transitorias, disposición reformatoria y disposición final de la Normativa Técnica Sanitaria Ecuatoriana 'Obtención de la notificación sanitaria y control de suplementos alimenticios y de los establecimientos en donde se fabrican, almacenan, distribuyen, importan y comercializan'.
Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.
WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, open for commentsNew
Ecuador notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 26 October 2026. Comments are open until 25 December 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/ECU/402Comments until 25 December 2026
WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, open for commentsNew
Ecuador notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 26 October 2026. Comments are open until 13 November 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/ECU/401Comments until 13 November 2026
WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, open for commentsNew
Ecuador notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 26 October 2026. Comments are open until 13 November 2026.
No products listed by the notifying member
Symbol: G/SPS/N/ECU/400Comments until 13 November 2026
WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, open for commentsNew
Ecuador notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 26 October 2026. Comments are open until 13 November 2026.
No products listed by the notifying member
Symbol: G/SPS/N/ECU/399Comments until 13 November 2026
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