G/SPS/N/MEX/239  
17 October 2013  
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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 , SAGARPA (Ministry of Agriculture,  Livestock, Rural Development, 
Fisheries and Food) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) tubers (International Classification for 
Standards (ICS) code 67.080) 
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: Proyecto de Acuerdo por el que se establecen las 
medidas de mitigación de riesgo para la importación de tubérculo de papa a los Estados 
Unidos Mexicanos (Draft Agreement establishing the risk mitigation measures applicable 
to the importation of potato tubers into the United Mexican States) Language(s): Spanish 
Number of pages: 9 
Text available at: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.p hp?codigo=5317899&fecha=14/10/2013 
6. Description of content: The notified second draft Agreement establishes the risk 
mitigation measures applicable to the importation of potato tubers into Mexico and determines the quarantine pests for Mexico associated with potato 
(Solanum tuberosum ) tubers, based on the pest risk analysis conducted by the 
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural De velopment, Fisheries and Food in accordance 
with domestic legislation and International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) 
No. 2 "Framework for pest risk analysis" (IPPC, 2007) and No. 11 "Pest risk analysis for 
quarantine pests" (IPPC, 2004). The draft Ag reement also establishes the phytosanitary 
measures applicable to high-, medium- and low-risk quarantine pests and general measures and administrative provisions relating to inspection. 
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.  G/SPS/N/MEX/239 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (I SPMs) No. 2 "Framework for pest risk 
analysis" (IPPC, 2007) and No. 11 "Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests" (IPPC, 2004)  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [X] Yes [  ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible,  how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
 http://www.dof.gob.mx/index.p hp?year=2012&month=11&day=20 
 G/SPS/N/MEX/232 
 pest risk analysis 
 regulatory impact assessment 
(available in Spanish) 
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) : The draft Agreement will enter into force 60 calendar days after 
its definitive publication in the Official Journal. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 December 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
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. 43217 
Fax: (+52) 55 5520-9715 
E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  
 
Dirección General de Sanidad Vegetal 
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria Guillermo Pérez Valenzuela número 127 
Colonia del Carmen Coyoacán, Código Postal 04100 
México, D.F. E-mail: trujillo@senasica.gob.mx  G/SPS/N/MEX/239 
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  13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
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. 43217 
Fax: (+52) 55 5520-9715 E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  
 
Text available online at: http://www.dof.gob.mx/index.p hp?year=2013&month=10&day=14