G/SPS/N/MEX/259/Add.1  
29 August  2019 
(19-5579) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 6 August 2 019, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Mexico . 
 
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Decision announcing the general criteria applied by Mexico in establishing and amending animal, 
plant, aquatic and fisheries health and safety requirements for the importation of goods regulated 
by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SADER) through 
the National Agriculture a nd Food Health, Safety and Quality Service (SENASICA)  
Please be advised of the implementation of the sanitary requirement for goods of animal origin or 
for animal use or consumption entering the United Mexican States.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/MEX/19_4348_00_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of  adoption, publication, or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication, or date of entry into force  
[X] Other : Restatement of the implementation of the sanitary requirement under 
Chapter III, Article 15, paragraph IV of the Decision announcing the general criteria 
applied by Mexico in establishing and amending animal, plant, aquatic and fishe ries 
health and safety requirements for the importation of goods regulated by SADER 
through SENASICA . This amendment is incorporated into the relevant animal health 
requirement sheets (HRZs).  
Comment period : (If the addendum extends the scope of the previ ously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days . Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final da te for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 28 October 2 019 G/SPS/N/MEX/259/Add.1  
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Not ification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other 
body:  
Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural , SADER /Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Inocuidad y 
Calidad Agroalimentaria , SENASICA  (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development/National 
Agrifood Health, Safety and Quality Service)  
Email:  juan.gay@senasica.gob.mx  
 dgsa-fernandore@senasica.gob.mx  
Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . 
Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Dirección General de Normas  (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Calle Pachuca 189, Piso 7, Col . Condesa  
Demarcación Territorial, Cuauhtémoc  
Ciudad de México, C.P. 06140  
Email:  normasomc@economia.gob.mx  
 sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
 jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx  
 
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