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for a world without hungerFisheries and

Aquaculture Department

National Aquaculture Legislation Overview

Ecuador

I. Profilea. Basic Legislation

b. Legal Definition

c. Guidelines And Codes Of Conduct

d. International Arrangements

II. Planninga. Authorization System

b. Access To Land And Water

c. EIA

III. Operationa. Water And Wastewater

b. Fish Movement

c. Disease Control

d. Drugs

e. Feed

IV. Food Safety

V. Miscellaneous

VI. Referencesa. Legislation

b. Related Resources

VII. Related Links

Profile

Basic legislation

The Fisheries and Fisheries Development Law(Ley de Pesca y Desarrollo Pesquero ) (1974, as amended) has been

revised in 1985 (Law reforming the Fisheries and Fisheries Development Law, Ley Reformatoria de la Ley de Pesca y

Desarrollo Pesquero), in order to include aquaculture among the activities it regulates. The law covers capture,

aquaculture, processing and trade.

The General Regulation tothe Fisheries and Fisheries Development Law(Reglamento General a la Ley de Pesca y

Desarrollo Pesquero) (2002) establishes the procedures to set up aquaculture facilities and deals with operational

aspects of the activity (authorization system; environmental impact assessment; and use of veterinary drugs).

Titles II, III,IV and VI are specifically applicable to aquaculture.

The National Council for Fisheries Development ( Consejo Nacional de Desarrollo Pesquero), which is a government

body attached to the Ministry of Foreign Commerce, Industrialization, Fisheries and Competitiveness (Ministerio

de Comercio Exterior, Industrializacin, Pesca y Competitividad), is responsible for the development of the national fisheries

policy, the approval of the fisheries development plans and programmes, and the yearly assessment of the

results in order to allow authorities to make necessary changes. The Council also participates in the drafting of

bills and regulations implementing the national policy, decides about the classification of companies (see on

miscellaneous information below) in relation with the assignment of generic and specific benefits recognized

by the Law, establishes prices and percentages concerning the amount of fish and fishery products to be

allocated to the national market, determines which aquatic species can be exploited according to the technical

reports of the National Institute for Fisheries (Instituto Nacional de Pesca), and issues the reports required by the Law

and its Regulations.

The Ministry of Foreign Commerce, Industrialization, Fisheries and Competitiveness (formerly the Ministry for

Natural Resources and Energy,Ministerio de Recursos Naturales y Energticos) is in charge of the supervision and

implementation of the national fisheries policy, via the Under Secretariat for Fishery Resources (Subsecretera de
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Recursos Pesqueros). In addition, the Ministry regulates the raising, use and trade/marketing of freshwater species,

as well as any specific case that might not be provided for by the Law.

More specifically, the Under Secretariat for Fishery Resources fulfils the following functions: it ensures

compliance with the laws and regulations concerning fisheries; drafts the fisheries development plans and

programmes and submits them to the National Council for Fisheries Development for approval; supervises the

activities to be performed by the fisheries public sector and coordinates its relations with the private sector;

manages the fisheries financial credit and supervises its use; and approves the reports and plans submitted by

the companies working in the fisheries sector.

Lastly, the Directorate General for Fisheries (Direccin General de Pesca) is the specialized body of the Ministry

responsible for the control and supervision of fisheries, hunting and harvesting of aquatic resources, the

implementation of the fisheries programmes adopted by the Government, and the control of the industry and

the trade of fish products.

Legal definition

The explanatory notes to the Law reforming the Fisheries and Fisheries Development Lawrefer to aquaculture

as "la cra y cultivo de especies bioacuticas" (the breeding and cultivation of living aquatic species).

Furthermore, the amended Fisheries and Fisheries Development Lawdefines fisheries as the use of livingaquatic resources in any of the following phases: capture, culture, processing and trade. More specifically, the

Law states that "[l]a fase de cultivo [de la actividad pesquera] de las especies bioacuticas comprende el desove, cra y produccin de lasmismas, los que se realizarn cuidando de no interrumpir el proceso biolgico en su estado natural y de no atentar contra el equilibrio ecolgico

con el objeto de obtener una produccin racionalizada" (the phase [of the fishing activity] involving the culture of living

aquatic species comprises the spawning, breeding and production of those species, having regard not to

interrupt the natural biological process and jeopardize the ecological balance in order to obtain a rationalized

production). Accordingly, the Regulationto the Law specifies the following: "[e]l cultivo y cra de especies bioacuticasen aguas de mar, fondos marinos, zonas intermareales, tierras altas sin vocacin agrcola, cuerpos de aguas interiores y continentales,tcnicamente permisibles, utilizando todos los sistemas artificiales y naturales que aseguren la explotacin racional del cielo vital de las especies,

estar identificado bajo la denominacin de Piscicultura o Acuacultura" (the culture and breeding of living aquatic species in

technically permissible (see on access to land and water) marine waters, seabeds, tidal areas (beaches andbays) , highlands that are not exploited for farming purposes, inland waterbodies, through any natural or

artificial system ensuring a rational exploitation of the vital cycle of the species, shall be identified as

Aquaculture).

Guidelines and codes of conduct

In 2001, a new certification standard for organic shrimp farming was developed in cooperation with farmers,

importers, the Naturland Association (German-based certifier of organic products) and the GTZ (German

Technical Cooperation Institution Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Technische Zusammenarbeit). Currently, five aquaculture

establishments produce shrimps according to these standards. An accredited independent third-party

certification body is responsible for assessing compliance with Naturland's ecolabel.

International arrangements

Ecuador is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Free Trade Area of the Americas

(FTAA). In addition, it is one of the Andean Community nations (CAN Comunidad Andina de Naciones).

Ecuador is also a party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and

Flora (CITES) and to both the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Biosafety Protocol.

Lastly, Ecuador signed in 2001 a bilateral convention with Peru for the cooperation on fisheries and

aquaculture(Convenio marco de cooperacin pesquera y acucola ), in which both countries agree on promoting mutualscientific, technological, administrative and fiscal assistance to ensure the sustainable use of hydrobiological

resources.
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Planning

Authorization system

According to the General Regulation to the Fisheries and Fisheries Development Law, the establishment of an

aquaculture facility in highlands that are not exploited for farming purposes is subject to an authorization of the

Under Secretariat for Fishery Resources, whereas the setting up of aquaculture facilities in beaches and bays

(national property for public use/ tidal areas) requires the obtention of a concession to be issued by the Under

Secretariats for Fishery Resources and for National Defence.

uthorization system

Applications shall be filed with the Directorate General for Fisheries, with the following supporting

documentation:

Identification of the applicants and signature of the legal representative (abogado patrocinador).

Copy of an identification document; and copy of passport and visa for foreigners.

Detailed project plans.

Technical study of the project.

Property title and corresponding certificate from the Property Registrar.For legal persons, official copy of the statute and memorandum of association and appointment of the

legal representative.

Within 10 days, the Director General for Fisheries shall either reject the application and notify it to the

applicant or approve it and submit the complete documentation to the Under Secretary for Fishery Resources,

in order to draft the authorization agreement. The whole procedure may not exceed 15 days from the

application.

Concession system

Foreign and national, natural and legal persons may apply for a concession to set up aquaculture facilities in

beaches and bays with the Directorate General for Fisheries . Concessions are granted for a period of 10years, which may be extended for periods of equal duration and only for the areas that are actually being used.

Correspondingly transfer is subject to an authorization to be issued by the Under Secretariats for Fisheries

Resources and for National Defence, upon application to the Director General for Fisheries.

The size of the project area is subject to the following limitations:

Natural persons may not be granted more than 50 ha.

Legal persons may not be granted more than 250 ha.

Waterbodies with sand-, mud- or rock-beds that are used for pre-breeding or reproduction purposes may

not exceed 10 ha, and may not hinder navigation or create an inconvenience to tourism areas.

All applications ought to be supported by following documentation:

Identification of the applicants and signature of the legal representative ( abogado patrocinador).

Copy of an identification document; and copy of passport and visa for foreigners.

Detailed project plans.

Technical study of the project.

For legal persons, official copy of the statute and memorandum of association and appointment of the

legal representative.

Application for the concession of beaches and bays and for the authorization to set up the activity, filed

with the Under Secretariats for Fishery Resources and for National Defence.

Specific plans of the project area, approved by the Directorate General for Merchant Marine and Littoral

(Direccin General de la Marina Mercante y del Litoral).

Certificate from the Directorate General for Merchant Marine and Littoral stating that the project area

does not include mangroves and that the applicant has not been granted other concessions.

For legal persons, identification of all members.
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For foreign natural or legal persons, authorization of the President of the Republic and of the Ministry

of Foreign Commerce, Industrialization, Fisheries and Competitiveness.

Within five days, the Director General shall either approve or reject the application and submit it to the Under

Secretariat for Fishery Resources. After the approval of the Under Secretary, the concession agreement is

drafted and signed by the Under Secretariats for Fishery Resources and for National Defence, on behalf of the

respective Ministries. Within the 90 following days, the Directorate General for Merchant Marine and Littoral

shall assign the applicant an occupation number, which is subject to renewal upon payment of an annual fee.

Applications for renewal must be filed at least three months before the expiry of the concession.Two year after the granting of the concession, the Directorate General for Fisheries assesses the number of

works carried out, the plans outlined and the financial situation of the concession holder. If it is found that, for

no technical or economic reason, the user has not exploited at least 50 percent of the total concession, the

project area shall be reduced in size to the area that is actually being used.

Species cultivated in aquaculture farms shall either be captured from the sea or from inland waters, or be

produced in authorized hatcheries/ breeding laboratories. Thus, the General Regulation to the Fisheries and

Fisheries Development Law establishes the procedure for the setting up of hatcheries for the production of

living aquatic species. Applications shall be filed with the Under Secretariat for Fishery Resources, attaching

the following documentation:

Identification of the applicant (for legal persons, identification of the company and of the legal

representative).

Copy of an identification document.

Certified copy of the memorandum of association and of the appointment of the legal representative, or

failing that, updated certificate from the Commercial Registrar.

Environmental Impact Assessment Study concerning the project, including a management plan for the

treatment of solid, liquid, and gas waste.

Certified copy of the property title, renting contract or concession agreement, including the occupation

permit concerning beach and bay areas, or any other document proving the possession and use of theland over which the laboratory is located.

Structural and architectural plans of the laboratory, sketch of the geographical location of the land, steps

of the operation process, with the approval of the Municipality and the relevant Health Directorate.

Permit granted by the Ministry of National Defence (Ministerio de Defensa Nacional), Directorate General of

Merchant Marine and Littoral, to install pipes for the inlet and discharge of water in beach and bay

areas.

Within 15 days, the Director General for Fisheries shall either reject the application or approve it and submit

the complete documentation to the Under Secretary for Fishery Resources, in order to draft the authorization

agreement.

Eventually, aquaculture farmers as well as processing companies and fishing ship owners may create

associations to incorporate their activities. The General Regulation to the Fisheries and Fisheries Development

Law details the content of the memorandum of association. Associations of concession holders are subject to

the approval of the Under Secretariat for Fishery Resources.

Access to land and water

The revised Fisheries and Fisheries Development Lawexplicitly prohibits the destruction or alteration of

mangroves, as well as the establishment of fish farms and pools in natural reserves. The Law also states that

national fishing reserves shall be created by the President of the Republic upon request of the Ministry ofForeign Commerce, Industrialization, Fisheries and Competitiveness (formerly the Ministry for Natural

Resources and Energy) and of the Ministry of Defence, in the interest of the country. Additionally, the

aforesaid Ministries shall jointly determine which public marine areas, beaches, marshes, rivers and lakes will

be allocated to the development of fisheries, including activities such as the establishment of hatcheries,
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conservation or fattening houses for living aquatic species, laboratories, aquariums or experimentation centres.

The Forestry Law is important with respect to the occupation of mangrove areas for aquaculture purposes and

in particular shrimpculture purposes. Under this Law (i.e. la Ley Forestal y de Conservacin de Areas Naturales y Vida

Silvestre) (1981, as amended) mangrove areas are being protected and only recreational fishing may be permitted

therein. Therefore, aquaculture activities may only be authorized outside mangrove areas. In particular, the

Consolidated Text of the Secondary Legislation issued by the Ministry of the Environment (Texto Unificado de la

Legislacin Secundaria del Ministerio del Ambiente) (2002) establishes that the said Ministry is responsible for granting

concessions for the construction of canals for the inlet and discharge of aquaculture water near mangrove

areas.

Applicants must provide the following documentation:

The final draft of the project.

The Environmental Impact Study (the evaluation of which includes a public hearing with local

communities and authorities).

The Environmental Mitigation and Remedy Programme.

On top of this, a bank guarantee for the amount of ten minimum wages per hectare is required for

compensation purposes. Local communities are exempted from this obligation. The concession shall be issuedno later than 60 days from the application, filed with the Regional Forestry District (Distrito Regional Forestal).

It is noteworthy to mention that the Bill on the Mangrove Ecosystem Conservation , which is currently underway,

establishes a concession system for the cultivation of local aquatic species. The procedure is managed by the

Ministry of the Environment, jointly with the National Council for the Administration of the Mangrove

Ecosystem, CONADEM (Consejo Nacional de Administracin del Ecosistema Manglar), and leads to the granting of a

minimum 20-year concession. Only non-profit ancestral local communities and organizations with legal

personality may apply.

The Water Law (Ley de Aguas) (1972, as amended) establishes that the use of water resources is subject to the

granting of a concession by the National Institute for Water Resources (Instituto Ecuatoriano de Recursos Hidrulicos

).The Law lists three different kinds of water use (occasional, over spare resources; fixed-term, for irrigation,

industrial use and other productive activities; continuing, for domestic use), but does not detail specific

procedures for aquaculture.

EIA

The Consolidated Text of the Secondary Legislation issued by the Ministry of Environment regulates the

Global Environmental Management System (SUMA Sistema nico de Manejo Ambiental) established by the

Environmental Management Law(Ley de Gestin Ambiental) (1999), including an Environmental Impact

Assessment sub-system. Each applicant shall identify the responsible environmental authority (AAAr

autoridad ambiental de aplicacin responsable), based on the technical rules issued by the Ministry of the Environment.The AAAr will lead the procedure and ensure inter-institutional coordination. No specific reference is made to

aquaculture in these laws. However, the Environmental Management Law establishes that any activity

entailing environmental risks is subject to environmental licensing.

The only specific provisions concerning aquaculture are found in the General Regulation to the Fisheries and

Fisheries Development Law, which provides that the granting of authorizations for aquaculture in highlands,

exploiting groundwater sources, is subject to the submission of an Environment Impact Study to the

Environmental Management Commission (Comisin de Gestin Ambiental), delegated by the Ministry of the

Environment (Ministerio del Ambiente).

The Study must be prepared consistent with the following guidelines:

1. Presentation of the study (premises; objectives; scope; methodology; legal framework).

2. Description of the project (structural; operational; technical management).
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3. Identification of the area of influence.

4. Environmental baseline (characterization of the physical, biotic and socio-economic and cultural

environment).

5. Detailed description of the alternative options to the project.

6. Comparison and environmental assessment of the alternative options (including option zero or no project

alternative).

7. Environmental selection of the best option.

8. Identification and assessment of the environmental impact of the selected option.

9. Impact mitigation plan (measures of removal, mitigation, prevention, monitoring and follow-up,

rehabilitation and compensation, control and disposal of waste, promotion, environmental education,

contingency).

10. Environmental Management Plan.

11. Conclusions and recommendations.

12. Bibliographical references.

13. Annexes, plans and photographs.

14. Professional expert that drafted the study and is accountable for it.

15. Executive summary of the study.

Following the approval of the Environmental Impact Study, an environmental licence shall be issued by theMinistry of the Environment within seven days from the application. Applicants shall subscribe an annual

insurance for the amount of 3 000 USD for each hectare of productive land.

Operation

Water and wastewater

The Consolidated Text of the Secondary Legislation issued by the Ministry of the Environment creates the

Inter-institutional Coordination and Cooperation Committee for Waste Management (Comit de Coordinacin y

Cooperacin Interinstitucional para la Gestin de Residuos) with a view to optimizing the management of all types of waste

matter. The Ministry of Foreign Commerce, Industrialization, Fisheries and Competitiveness and the Ministry

of the Environment are members of the Committee.

No specific provision is made with regard to aquaculture, which is thus subject to the general legislation

concerning the matter. The permit to discharge effluents and waste is granted upon approval of the

Environmental Management Plan, attached to the Environmental Impact Study, and payment of the relevant

rights in relation to a specific aquaculture development.

Fish movement

The Consolidated Text of the Secondary Legislation issued by the Ministry of the Environmentregulates the

movement of wild fauna, which applies also to aquatic resources. The import of wild species is governed by

the precautionary principle and is subject to an authorization issued by the Ministry of the Environment upon

the filing of an application, accompanied by an environmental impact assessment. Said Ministry shall authorize

the export of aquatic species for commercial purposes only where the applicant can prove that the species

come from authorized centres.

Concerning Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), a National Biosafety Commission ( Comisin Nacional de

Bioseguridad) has been established. The authority, which is attached to the Ministry of the Environment, is in

charge among other things of advising the Ministry in the granting or denial of authorizations of any activityconcerning GMOs and derived products.

Disease control

The matter is regulated by the Animal Health Law (Ley de Sanidad Animal) (1981) and its Regulation (1996). The
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Ecuadorian Service for Animals and Plants Health (Servicio Ecuatoriano de Sanidad Agropecuaria SESA), attached to

the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, is the competent authority. No specific rules were found on

aquaculture.

Drugs

The General Regulation implementing the Fisheries and Fisheries Development Lawsets restrictions on the

use of veterinary drugs in aquaculture activities. The Directorate General for Fisheries and the National

Institute for Fisheries coordinate their efforts with health, environment and local authorities to carry out thenecessary controls and ensure compliance. The National Institute for Fisheries keeps a unified register for

authorized veterinary products.

Only the import of veterinary products considered suitable for aquaculture activities in the country of origin is

authorized by the National Institute for Fisheries. Correspondingly, the import of any product proscribed by

national or international public health authorities is forbidden. Imported products must come from authorized

establishments and be accompanied by an abstract of the corresponding health register.

The use of chloranphenicol in aquaculture is prohibited. Accordingly, before export, the National Institute for

Fisheries carries out appropriate analyses and issues the related certificate stating the absence of the saidsubstance.

Feed

The General Regulation implementing the Fisheries and Fisheries Development Lawestablishes that fish and

shrimp flour may only be made of excess parts and scraps resulting from the processing of resources intended

for direct human consumption and of species that are not fit for such consumption. The Under Secretariat for

Fisheries determines, on an annual basis, the capture percentages of living aquatic resources for the production

of fish and shrimp flour. The use of River Herrings (Alwives) for this purpose is proscribed.

Since 1981, a ministerial decree prohibited the establishment of new fish flour processing plants, reserving thisbusiness to authorized fishing companies producing food for direct human consumption as a main activity.

Food safety

The main authorities in charge of fish products safety are the Directorate General for Fisheries and the

National Institute for Fisheries. The latter has the power to issue quality certifications and the former

subsequently authorizes their commercialization. The requirements to be met by fish and fishery products,

including aquaculture products, and the procedures to obtain quality certifications are established by the

Ecuadorian Institute for Standardization (Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalizacin), in coordination with the NationalInstitute for Fisheries.

Fish processing plants must comply with the requirements set by the General Regulation implementing the

Fisheries and Fisheries Development Law (such as, to be located in authorized areas , equipped with

appropriate implements and facilities, have waterproof and inclined floors, etc...). The Directorate General for

Fisheries periodically checks the state of the equipment and facilities.

With regard to fish products packing companies, the Regulation requires them to notify their production to the

Directorate General for Fisheries and to the National Institute for Fisheries. Processing companies may provide

aquaculture establishments with copacking services. Currently, this option only concerns shrimp products. It is

however deemed to be extended to other species (Resolution No.1 of 1998 ).

The Regulations on the Verification Processes according to the HACCP Principles for the Importer of Fish

Products(Regulaciones para los Procesos de Verificacin de Importador de Productos Pesqueros Elaborados bajo los Principios HACCP)

(2000) establish that processing companies have to undergo an audit or verification at least once a year.
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Companies must apply to the Under Secretariat for Fishery Resources in order to be assigned to either the

National Institute for Fisheries or a private auditing company authorized by the Under Secretariat. The

Certification will be issued by the National Institute for Fisheries, in line with the verification or auditing

reports.

The verification or auditing process and the report provide the following information:

Name and head office of the company.

Date of the verification or auditing.Duration of the verification or auditing or codes of the production batches.

Quantity and type of products submitted to the verification process.

Critical check points verified.

Verification of compliance with the Code of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and with the

Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP).

Miscellaneous

Granting of benefitsThe Fisheries and Fisheries Development Lawand its Regulationprovide for a three-tier classification system

that allows companies working in the fishing industry (capture, aquaculture, processing and trade) to enjoy

general and specific financial benefits (generally, tax deduction and exemption from payment of taxes and

rights). The first category, identified as "Special?, includes those international, national and mixed companies

which contribute significantly to the development of the country. The second category, named "A", embraces

national or mixed companies which give a significant contribution to the development of the sector. The third

and last category, entitled "B", only takes account of companies dealing with internal trade.

References

Legislation

FAOLEX

Animal Health Law (Ley de Sanidad Animal) (1981)

General Regulation to the Animal Health Law (Reglamento General a la Ley de Sanidad Animal) (1996)

Bill on the Mangrove Ecosystem Conservation (Proyecto de Ley de Conservacin del Ecosistema Manglar)

(2003)

Convention for the Cooperation between Peru and Ecuador on Fisheries and Aquaculture(Convenio marco de

cooperacin pesquera y acucola entre la Repblica del Per y la Repblica del Ecuador) (2001)

Decree No.2.026 creating the National Institute for Fisheries (Decreto Supremo No.2.026 que crea el Instituto

Nacional de Pesca) (07.12.1977)

Decree No.218 Regulation on the National Institute for Fisheries (Decreto No.218 Reglamento del

Instituto Nacional de Pesca) (22.08.1995)

Resolucin No.24 - Estructura y Estatuto Orgnico por Procesos del Instituto Nacional de Pesca (15.12.2003)

Environmental Management Law

Consolidated Text of the Secondary Legislation issued by the Ministry of the Environment (Texto Unificado

de la Legislacin Secundaria del Ministerio del Ambiente) (2002)

Fisheries and Fisheries Development Law (Ley de Pesca y Desarrollo Pesquero) (1974, as atended, in
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particular by Decree-Law No.3 of 1985)

Acuerdo No.768 que Prohbe la Instalacin de Nuevas Plantas Procesadoras de Harina de Pescado (1981)

Acuerdo No.253 que autoriza la Importacin de Especmenes de Reproductores y Nauplios de Camarn de la

Especie Litopenaeus vannamei (2000, as amended for deadline extension)

Acuerdo No.138 Condiciones para Autorizar el Ejercicio de la Actividad de Cra y Cultivo de Especies

Bioacuticas (Nov., 2002)

Acuerdo No.152 que Prohbe la Concesin de Zonas de Playa y Baha para el Ejercicio de la Actividad de

Cra y Cultivo de Especies Bioacuticas (Dec., 2002)

Acuerdo No.155 - Plan de Ordenamiento de la Pesca y Acuicultura del Ecuador (2002)

Acuerdo No.104 - Normas para el Establecimiento y Operacin de laboratorios de Produccin de Especies

Bioacuticas (2004)

General Regulation to the Fisheries and Fisheries Development Law (Reglamento General a la Ley de Pesca

y Desarrollo Pesquero) (Oct., 2002)

Law reforming the Fisheries and Fisheries Development Law(Ley Reformatoria de la Ley de Pesca y

Desarrollo Pesquero) (1985)

Procesos de Verificacin de Importador de Productos Pesqueros Elaborados bajo los Principios HACCP

(2000)

Resolucin No.1 que Autoriza el Copacking para el Camarn Obtenido por Cultivo (1998)

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Keywords=aquaculture;mariculture

Records Returned: 34

Title of text Date of textConsolidated

date

Entry

into

force

Countries

Resolucin N 458 - Requisitos para otorgar la concesin de zona

de baha para ejercer la actividad de la maricultura.2012-12-14 Ecuador

Acuerdo N 458 - Instructivo para el ordenamiento y control de

concesiones para las actividades de maricultura en el Ecuador.2012-10-16 Ecuador

Acuerdo N 245 - Ficha ambiental, Plan de manejo ambiental y

Medidas ambientales especficas para las granjas acucolas, para

el sector camaronero y para laboratorios de produccin de

postlarvas de camarn.

2010-12-29 Ecuador

Acuerdo N 407 - Instructivo para el ordenamiento y control de

las actividades de acuacultura que se desarrollen utilizando zonas

en aguas de mar, fondos marinos arenosos o rocosos y reasmarinas tcnicamente permisibles.

2010-09-17 Ecuador

Acuerdo N 245 - Deroga el Acuerdo N 107, Normas de
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regularizacin, control y funcionamiento de laboratorios de

produccin de nauplios y larvas de camarn en el territorio

nacional.

2009-12-30 Ecuador

Acuerdo entre el Gobierno de la Repblica Bolivariana de

Venezuela y el Gobierno de la Repblica del Ecuador para la

Constitucin de la Empresa Gran Nacional de Pesca y

Acuicultura.

2009-10-07

Venezuela,

Boliv.

Rep. of;

Ecuador

Acuerdo N 107 - Normas de regularizacin, control y

funcionamiento de laboratorios de produccin de nauplios y larvas

de camarn en el territorio nacional.

2009-07-02 Ecuador

Acuerdo N 138 - Procedimientos para la importacin,

produccin, almacenamiento y distribucin de productos de uso

veterinario para la acuicultura.

2008-08-22 Ecuador

Acuerdo N 52 - Instructivo para la importacin de especies

bioacuticas.2008-06-17 Ecuador

Acuerdo N 97 - Importacin y exportacin de ovas, semen,

alevines y reproductores de trucha arco iris y otras especies de

salmnidos.

2008-06-11 Ecuador

Acuerdo N 89 - Crea la Subsecretara de Acuacultura. 2007-04-19 Ecuador

Acuerdo N 90 - Traslada sede de la Subsecretara de Recursos

Pesqueros.2007-04-19 Ecuador

Ley de Pesca y Desarrollo Pesquero (Texto codificado). 2005-04-26 Ecuador

Acuerdo N 52 - Importacin de ovas, semen, alevines y

reproductores de peces y otras especies bioacuticas.2004-11-22 Ecuador

Acuerdo N 258 - Crea la Comisin Consultiva del Camarn. 2003-05-26 Ecuador

Decreto N 3.516 - Normas para la Regulacin Ambiental y

Ordenamiento de la Actividad Acuicultora Experimental en

Tierras Altas (Ttulo IV, Libro V: De la Gestin de los Recursos

Costeros, del Texto Unificado de la Legislacin Secundaria del

Ministerio del Ambiente).

2003-03-31 Ecuador

Acuerdo N 155 - Plan de ordenamiento de la pesca y acuicultura

del Ecuador.2002-12-27 Ecuador

Acuerdo N 152 - Prohbe la concesin de zonas de playa y baha
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para el ejercicio de la actividad de cra y cultivo de especies

bioacuticas.

2002-12-20 Ecuador

Acuerdo N 138 - Condiciones para autorizar el ejercicio de la

actividad de cra y cultivo de especies bioacuticas.2002-11-26 Ecuador

Acuerdo N 134 - Prorroga el Acuerdo N 253, que autoriza la

importacin de especmenes de reproductores y nauplios de

camarn de la especie Litopenaeus vannamei.

2002-11-26 Ecuador

Decreto N 3.198 - Reglamento general a la Ley de Pesca y

Desarrollo Pesquero.2002-10-15 Ecuador

Acuerdo N 104 - Normas para el establecimiento y operacin de

laboratorios de produccin de especies bioacuticas.2002-09-24 Ecuador

Acuerdo N 6 - Procedimientos para la importacin y uso de

insumos y productos de uso veterinario para la actividad

acuicultora.

2002-01-29 Ecuador

Decreto N 1.952 - Normas para la regulacin ambiental y

ordenamiento de la actividad acuicultora experimental en tierras

altas.

2001-10-03 Ecuador

Acuerdo N 93 - Normas para la regularizacin ambiental yordenamiento de la actividad acuicultura experimental en tierras

altas.

2001-06-04 Ecuador

Convenio marco de cooperacin pesquera y acucola entre la

Repblica del Per y la Repblica del Ecuador.2001-01-18

Peru;

Ecuador

Acuerdo N 253 - Autoriza la importacin de especmenes de

reproductores y nauplios de camarn de la especie Litopenaeus

vannamei.

2000-11-27 Ecuador

Acuerdo N 185 - Prorroga el Acuerdo N 253, que autoriza la

importacin de especmenes de reproductores y nauplios de

camarn de la especie Litopenaeus vannamei.

2000-11-27 Ecuador

Decreto N 218 - Reglamento del Instituto Nacional de Pesca. 1995-08-22 Ecuador

Decreto N 1.143 - Reglamento para la clasificacin de las

empresas pesqueras. 1985-09-20 Ecuador

Decreto N 1.062 - Reglamento para cra y cultivo de especies

bioacuticas.1985-08-26 Ecuador
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Decreto Ley N 3 - Ley Reformatoria de la Ley de Pesca y

Desarrollo Pesquero.1985-07-31 Ecuador

Acuerdo N 123 - Normas para la produccin en laboratorio de

especies bioacuticas.1985-04-22 Ecuador

Decreto N 759 - Reglamento a la Ley de Pesca y Desarrollo

Pesquero.1974-07-30 Ecuador

National Centre for Aquaculture and Marine Research(Centro Nacional de Acuicultura e Investigaciones

Marinas) (CENAIM)

National Chamber of Aquaculture (Cmara Nacional de Acuacultura)

Ministry of Foreign Commerce, Industrialization, Fisheries and Competitiveness (Ministerio de Comercio

Exterior, Industrializacin, Pesca y Competitividad)Ministry of National Defence (Ministerio de Defensa Nacional)

Ecuadorian Service for Animals and Plants Health (Servicio Ecuatoriano de Sanidad Agropecuaria SESA)

Under Secretariat for Fishery Resources (Subsecretera de Recursos Pesqueros)

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