Resolución 217 AGROCALIDAD - Habilitación de establecimientos exportadores de mercancías pecuarias (AGROCALIDAD Resolution No. 217: Approval of establishments exporting livestock products)

The main objective of Resolution No. 217 is to guarantee Ecuador's animal health status through an approval process for establishments that export goods of animal origin to the country. Such approval is to be based on the information provided under Annex 1 (structure of the exporting country's official veterinary service and animal health status of that country) and Annex 2 (description and procedures of establishments that produce or process livestock products).
In order to facilitate trade and improve the reproduction of animals for slaughter in Ecuador, the following amendments have been made to the regulatory text:
- Article 4 has been amended as follows:
"Wild animals, pets or animals not likely to contract notifiable diseases, as well as hunting trophies, collagen or peptone from skins and hides of swine and bovine animals, and livestock products entering the country temporarily for fairs, exhibitions and competitions and remaining in the country only for the duration of the event, are excluded from this approval requirement".
- Article 6 has been restructured as follows:
"The official veterinary service of the country wishing to export its products to Ecuador must send AGROCALIDAD a livestock product export request, attaching the relevant information in accordance with Annex 1 (species health status) and Annex 2 (documentation for the approval of companies and their establishments according to the product to be exported) of this Resolution, except for livestock products for genetic enhancement purposes in the form of live bovine animals, sheep and goats, and reproductive material (semen, ova and embryos of animal species intended for livestock production). The information must be provided in Spanish".
- Article 7 has been introduced to clarify the procedure for certain livestock products that are to be used for genetic enhancement purposes:
"For establishments wishing to export livestock products for genetic enhancement purposes, such as live bovine animals, sheep and goats, and genetic reproductive material (semen, ova and embryos of animal species intended for livestock production), the veterinary service of the exporting country must send AGROCALIDAD a livestock product export request, attaching the information corresponding to Annex 1 (species health status) of this Resolution. Once the health status has been approved, the same veterinary service shall submit a list of veterinary service-approved establishments that comply with the verifiable procedures that guarantee the sanitary handling of animals or, where appropriate, the biosafety of processes for collecting, processing and storing reproductive material, in accordance with the guidelines set out in the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code. The information must be provided in Spanish".