G/SPS/N/MEX/ 438 
26 January  2024 
(24-0595) 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 : Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria , 
SENASICA (National Agri -Food Health, Safety and Quality Service)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Stolons of zoysia grass ( Zoysia  spp.) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación  a México de 
estolones de pasto zoysia (Zoysia spp.), originarios y procedentes de Estados Unidos de 
América  (Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Mexico of stolons of 
zoysia grass ( Zoysia  spp.) originating in and coming from the Unite d States of America) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 1 
https://www.gob.mx/senasica/documentos/consulta -publica -de-requisitos -fitosanitarios  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/MEX/24_00757_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Mexico of stolons of zoysia grass ( Zoysia  spp.) originating in and coming 
from the United States of America were determined by SENASICA as a result of the pest 
risk analysis, pursuant to the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Measures.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protec t 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 Hea lth (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the G/SPS/N/MEX/ 438 
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  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) : To be determined  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 26 March 2 024 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural  (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development) ; Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria  
Please note that any comments on the requirements must be supported by t echnical 
and/or scientific evidence and sent by email to:  
importaciones.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx , Cc: 
Rene Hernández Ruíz - rene.hernandez@senasica.gob.mx  
13. 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 Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria  
Email:  importaciones.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx  
rene.hernandez@senasica.gob.mx  
Dirección General de Normas  (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Julio Eloy Páez Ramírez, Director General de Normas  (Director -General of Standards)  
Pachuca 189, Colo nia Condesa, Cuauhtémoc, 06140 Ciudad de México  
Tel.: (+52 55) 5729 9300 (Ext. 13202)  
Email:  Julio.paez@economia.gob.mx , Cc: 
dgn.industria@economia.gob.mx  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/?P =855