G/SPS/N/MEX/396  
18 August  2021 
(21-6269) 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  (Ministry of Agriculture 
and Rural Development)  
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) : Organic products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Decision amending the similar decision giving 
notification of the National Emblem for Organic Products and establishing the general 
rules for its use on the labels of products certified as organic, published on 2 5 October 
2013. Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/MEX/21_5251_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The purpose of the notified Decision is to notify and establish 
the rules for the use of the National Emblem for Org anic Products, with the specifications, 
colour patterns and other features that are defined in the Decision.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection , 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] 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:  G/SPS/N/MEX/396  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
− Ley de Productos Orgánicos  
− Reglamento de la Ley de Productos Orgánicos  
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) : 17 October 2 021 
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 Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Unidad de Normatividad, Competitividad y Competencia  (Unit for Standardization, 
Competitiveness and Competition)  
Mr César Osvaldo Orozco Arce : cesar.orozco@economia.gob.mx  
Ms Tania Daniela Fosado Soriano : tania.fosado@economia.gob.mx  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía  
Unidad de Normatividad, Competitividad y Competencia  
Mr César Osvaldo Orozco Arce : cesar.orozco@economi a.gob.mx  
Ms Tania Daniela Fosado Soriano : tania.fosado@economia.gob.mx