G/SPS/N/MEX/309  
11 January  2017 
(17-0184) 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, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y 
Alimentación  (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheri es and Food)  
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) : Pumpkin seed  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the e xtent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners, or  
[X]     Specific regions or countries : United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de semilla 
de calabaza (Cucurbita moschata) para s iembra, originaria y procedente de Estados Unidos  
(Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of pumpkin ( Cucurbita moschata ) 
seed for sowing, originating in and coming from the United States) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 1 
http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/MEX/17_0206_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Pursuant to the Decision establishing the module of 
phytosanitary requirements for the importation of goods regulated by the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, in relation to plant health 
(Acuerdo por el que se establec e el módulo de requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación 
de mercancías reguladas por la Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, 
Pesca y Alimentación, en materia de sanidad vegetal ), published in the Mexican Official 
Journal on 7 Februar y 2012, the phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of 
pumpkin ( Cucurbita moschata ) seed for sowing, originating in and coming from the United 
States , established on the basis of a pest risk analysis, have been submitted for comment . 
Imports o f this product must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, have been 
subjected to a phytosanitary treatment and meet certain packaging requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale : [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. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ) G/SPS/N/MEX/309  
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  [X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant inte rnational 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) : Not appl icable.  
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) : Not applicable.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty d ays from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 March 2 017 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) o f other body:  
Comments may be sent to:  
medidasfito.dgsv@senasica.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:  
Subsecretaría de Compe titividad y Normatividad  
Dirección General de Normas  
Av. Puente de Tecamachalco 6, Piso 2, Lomas de Tecamachalco  
Sección Fuentes, C.P. 53950  
Naucalpan de Juárez, Estado de México  
Tel.: (+52 55) 5729 9100, Ext. 43220  
Email : normasomc@economia.gob.mx  
 sofia. pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
Website: http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456