G/SPS/N/MEX/382  
8 July 2020  
(20-4681) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: MEXICO  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Secretaria de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural  (Ministry of Agriculture 
and Rural Development); Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad 
Agroalimentaria  (National Agri -Food Health, Safety and Quality Service)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedul es deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Apples (Malus domestica)  originating in and coming from Belgium  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading  partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Belgium  
5. Title of the notified document: Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de fruta 
fresca de manzana (Malus domestica), originaria y procedente de Bélgica  (Phytosanitary 
requirements governing th e importation of fresh apples ( Malus domestica ) originating in 
and coming from Belgium) Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  1 
https://members.wto.org/crnatta chments/2020/SPS/MEX/20_4005_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/MEX/20_4005_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: In accordance with the Agreement on the Application of 
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Mexico advises that the Ministry of Agriculture and 
Rural Developme nt and the National Agri -Food Health, Safety and Quality Service have 
established the draft phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Mexico 
of fresh apples (Malus domestica)  originating in and coming from Belgium.  
7. Objective and rationa le: [X] food safety, [  ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM No. ): 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No  G/SPS/N/MEX/382  
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 
6 September 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural/Servicio Nacional de Sanida d, Inocuidad y 
Calidad Agroalimentaria  
Francisco Javier Trujillo Arriaga - gestion@senasica.gob.mx  
Francisco Ramírez y Ramírez - gestion.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx  
César Osvaldo Orozco Arce - cesar.orozco@economia.gob.mx  
Tania Daniela Fosado Soriano - tania.fosado@economia.gob.mx  
José César Ramos - jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Francisco Javier Trujillo Arri aga - gestion@senasica.gob.mx  
Francisco Ramírez y Ramírez - gestion.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx  
César Osvaldo Orozco Arce - cesar.orozco@economia.gob.mx  
Tania Daniela Fosado Soriano - tania.fosado@economia.gob.mx  
Website:  
https://www.gob.mx/senasica/documentos/consulta -publica -de-requisitos -fitosanitarios