G/SPS/N/MEX/441  
21 March  2024 
(24-2455) Page: 1/3 
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) : Robusta coffee ( Coffea canephora ) beans for industrial use  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Belgium ; China; Colombia ; Costa Rica ; Ecuador ; 
El Salvador ; Germany ; Guatemala ; Honduras ; Indonesia ; Jamaica ; Japan; Korea, 
Republic of ; Netherlands ; Peru; Rwanda ; Spain; Tanzania ; Timor-Leste ; United 
States of America ; Viet Nam 
5. Title of the notified document : Modificación de requisitos fitosanitarios para la 
importación de grano de café robusta (Coffe a canephora) para uso industrial, originario y 
procedente de varios países  (Amendment to the phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation of robusta coffee ( Coffea canephora ) beans for industrial use, originating in 
and coming from a number of countries)  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_02047_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified amendment to the phytosanitary requirements for 
the importation into Mexico of robusta coffee ( Coffea canephora ) beans for industrial use, 
originating in and coming from a number of countries, was determined by SENASICA as 
a result of a pest -risk re-assessment.  
Two phytosanitary measures have been removed:  
1. The requirement for the product to enter under the detaining, custody and 
responsibility procedure;  
2. The requirement for a phytosanitary diagnosis to be conducted for mycology, 
bacteriology and  weeds.  
The following options for phytosanitary measures that do not involve the use of chemical 
products have been added for the importation of coffee:  
A. "The coffee beans shall be held at the point of entry into Mexico until a negative 
quarantine pest r eport is obtained".  
• If the result of the quarantine pest diagnosis is negative, the goods may enter the 
country.  
• If the result of the quarantine pest diagnosis is positive, the importer can choose to 
either return or destroy the goods.  
B. If live insects are detected during the inspection, a phytosanitary treatment with 
methyl bromide T302 (d1) will be applied.  G/SPS/N/MEX/441  
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  7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] 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. 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 
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) : 20 May 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:  
National Enquiry Point:  
Secretaría de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Dirección General de Normas  (General Directorate of Standards)  
Julio Eloy Páez Ramírez  
Director General de Normas  (Director -General of Standards)  
Pachuca 189, Colonia Condesa, Cuauhtémoc, 06140 Ciudad de México  
Tel.: (+52 55) 5729 9100 (Ext. 13202)  
Email: julio.paez@economia.gob.mx  
Authority responsible fo r the measure:  
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 notified measure must be supported by scienti fic 
evidence and sent by email to: importaciones.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx  
Cc: Rene Hernández Ruíz - rene.hernandez@senasica.gob.mx  G/SPS/N/MEX/441  
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  13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
National Enquiry Point:  
Secretaría de Economía  
Dirección General de Normas  
Julio Eloy Páez Ramírez  
Director General de Normas  
Pachuca 189, Colonia Condesa, Cuauhtémoc, 06140 Ciudad de México  
Tel.: (+52 55) 5729 9100 (Ext. 13202)  
Email: julio.paez@economia.gob.mx  
Authority responsible for the measure:  
Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad , Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria  
Please note that any comments on the notified measure must be supported by scientific 
evidence and sent by email to: importaciones.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx  
Cc: Rene Hernández Ruíz - rene.hernandez@senasica.gob.mx