G/SPS/N/MEX/252  
24 January 2014  
(14-0365)  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 , 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): Clones of oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis  Jacq.) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Costa Rica  
5. Title of the notified document: Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de clones 
de palma aceitera (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) de origen y procedencia Costa Rica (Phytosanitary requirements governing th e importation into Mexico of clones 
of oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis  Jacq.) originating in and coming from Costa Rica) 
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 1 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/MEX/14_0345_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: Pursuant to the "Agreement establishing the module 
for phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of goods regulated by the 
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food in relation to plant health", published in the Mexican Official Journal on 7 February 2012, 
the phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Mexico of clones of oil palm 
(Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) originating in and coming from Costa Rica, established on the 
basis of a pest risk analysis, have been submitted to public comment. 
 
A phytosanitary certificate issued by the Costa Rican plant health authority is required and must state that the clones of oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis  Jacq.) originate in and come 
from Costa Rica, that they were obtained under in vitro  conditions and that they have been 
inspected and found to be free from quarantine pests.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/MEX/252 
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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)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456  (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) : 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) : 25 March 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Addre ss, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
Comments should be sent to medidasfito.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx   
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Subsecretaría de Competitividad 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  
Website: http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456