G/SPS/N/MEX/369  
12 August  2019 
(19-5218) 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 : Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural / Servicio Nacional de 
Sanidad Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria  (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development / National Agrifood 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 additio n, 
where applicable) : Chia (Salvia hispanica ) seeds originating in and coming from the 
Plurinational State of Bolivia  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or co untries : Plurinational State of Bolivia  
5. Title of the notified document : Propuesta de Requisitos Fitosanitarios para la 
importación de grano de Chía ( Salvia hispánica ) originario y procedente de Estado 
Plurinacional de Bolivia  (Proposed phytosanitary requirements for the importation of chia 
(Salvia hisp anica) seeds originating in and coming from the Plurinational State of Bolivia) . 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/MEX/19_4347_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Following a pest risk analysis, the Ministry of Agriculture and 
Rural Development put forth the proposed phytosanitary requirements for the importation 
into Mexico of chia ( Salvia hisp anica) seeds originating in and coming from the 
Plurinational State of Bolivia.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal  health, [ ] plant protection, [ 
] 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. ): 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/MEX/369  
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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 ): To be determined  
[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 ): 
11 October 2 019 
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:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria  (National Agrifood 
Health, Safety and Quality Service)  
Email :  rene.hernandez@senasica.gob.mx  
 importaciones.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx  
The proposed phytosanitary requirements are available at:  
http://www.gob.mx/senasica/documentos/consulta -publica -de-requisitos -fitosanitarios  
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 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 Mexico  
C.P. 06140  
Email :  normasomc@economia.gob.mx  
 sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
 jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx  
Document available at:  
http://www.gob.m x/senasica/documentos/consulta -publica -de-requisitos -fitosanitarios