G/SPS/N/MEX/338  
30 April 2018 
(18-2682) 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, Fisheries 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 applic able) : Orchid ( Phalaenopsis  spp) plants, tariff heading : 060313  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Guatemala  
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de plantas 
de orquídeas ( Phalaenopsis  spp), originarias del Taipei Chino y procedentes de Guatemala  
(Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of orchid ( Phalaenopsis  spp) plants 
originating in Chi nese Taipei and coming from Guatemala) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 2 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/MEX/18_2295_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 establece 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 February 2 012, the phytosanitary requirements for the importation into 
Mexico of orchid ( Phalaenopsis  spp) plants originating in Chinese Taipei and coming from 
Guatemala have been established on the basis of a pest risk analysis.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] 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. ): 
[X] None  G/SPS/N/MEX/338  
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  Does this proposed re gulation 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.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 29 June 2 018 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Email : r ene.hernandez@senasica.gob.mx, Cc : m edidasfito.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx 
Comments should be supported by technical and/or scientific evidence.  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad (Under -Secretariat of Competitiveness 
and Standardization)  
Dirección Gener al de Normas  (General Directorate of Standards)  
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. 43244  
Email : normasomc@economia.gob.mx  
sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx  
Website: https://www.gob.mx/senasica  
https://www.gob.mx/senasica/documentos/consulta -publica -de-requisitos -fitosanitarios