Article 3 U.K. Conditions for entitlement to the tariff treatment

Entitlement to benefit from the tariff treatment set out in Article 2 shall be subject to:

(a)

Ecuador complying with the rules of origin referred to in Article 1(c) and the procedures related thereto, including, as appropriate, the effective administrative cooperation provisions applicable on 12 December 2014;

(b)

Ecuador abstaining from introducing new duties or charges having equivalent effect and new quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect for imports from the Union, or from increasing existing levels of duties or charges or from introducing any other restrictions from 12 December 2014;

(c)

maintaining the ratification and ensuring effective implementation on the part of Ecuador of the covenants, conventions and protocols listed in the Annex, and accepting without reservation the reporting requirements, regular monitoring and review of Ecuador’s implementation record in accordance with the provisions of the covenants, conventions and protocols it has ratified;

(d)

Ecuador cooperating with the Commission and providing all information necessary to assess Ecuador’s compliance with the requirements in point (c);

(e)

Ecuador conducting continuous efforts to sign and ratify the Protocol of Accession.