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23 February  2022 
(22-1750) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 2 2 February 2 022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Ecuador . 
 
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Title: Normativa Técnica Sanitaria para la regulación y control de productos terminados de uso y 
consumo humano que contengan cannabis no psicoactivo o cáñamo, o derivados de cannabis no 
psicoactivo o cáñamo  (Sanitary Technical Regulation for the regulation and control of finished 
products for human use and consumption co ntaining non -psychoactive cannabis or hemp, or 
derivatives thereof)  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:  
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1: 
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:  
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed and text available from1: 
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from:1 
[X] Other: www.controlsanitario.gob.ec  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/ECU/22_1751_00_s.pdf  
 
Description : By means of this Addendum No. 1, the Republic of Ecuador advises that the Sanitary 
Technical Regulation for the regulation and control of finished products for human use and 
consumption containing non -psychoactive cannabis or hemp, or derivatives thereof has been issued 
pursuant to Resolution ARCSA -DE-2022-003-AKRG of 3 February  2022 by the National Agency for 
Sanitary Regulation, Control and Surveillance (ARCSA, Doctor Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez), in order to 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a PDF attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final measure/change to the measure/interpretative guidance can be 
obtained.  G/TBT/N/ECU/500/Add.1  
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  facilitate trade . The extension of the notified emergency measure shall enter into force on the date 
of its signature, witho ut prejudice to its publication in the Official Journal.  
Text available from : Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca  (Ministry of 
Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries), Subsecretaría de Calidad  (Under -Secretariat 
for Quality), Organismo Nacional de Notificación  (National Notification Authority)  
TBT enquiry point : Jeannette Mariño  
Plataforma Gubernamental de Gestión Financiera - Piso 8, Bloque amarillo, Av . Amazonas entre 
Unión Nacional de Periodistas y Alfonso Pereira  
Quito, Ecuador  
Tel.: (+593 -2) 3948760, Ext. 2252/2254  
Email:  
Puntocontacto -OTCECU@produccion.gob.ec  
PuntocontactoOTCECU@gmail.com  
jmarino@produccion.gob.ec  
cyepez@produccion.gob.ec  
jsanch ezc@produccion.gob.ec  
 
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