G/SPS/N/MEX/259  
4 June 2014  
(14-3262)  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): Animal, plant, aquaculture and fisheries products, i.e. live animals, or 
products of animal origin or for animal use or consumption; plants, plant products and by-products; live aquatic animals, aquaculture an d fisheries products and by-products; and 
used agricultural or livestock equipment  
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: Acuerdo por el que se dan a conocer los Criterios 
generales aplicados por México para el establecimiento y modificación de requisitos en materia de sanidad e inocuidad animal, vegetal, acuícola y pesquera para la importación de 
mercancías reguladas por la Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y 
Alimentación a través del Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (Agreement notifying the general criteria applied by Mexico for the 
establishment and amendment of health and safety requirements for the importation of 
animal, plant, aquaculture and fisheries products  regulated by the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, through the National Agriculture and Food Health, Safety and Quality Service (SENASICA)) Language(s): Spanish Number of 
pages: 7 
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6. Description of content: The notified Agreement sets forth the general criteria applied by 
Mexico in order to establish, update or amend health and safety requirements for the 
importation of animal, plant, aquaculture and fisheries products regulated by the Ministry 
of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (hereinafter "the Ministry"), through the decentralized administrative body of the National Agriculture and 
Food Health, Safety and Quality Service (SENASICA). 
The requirements established by the Ministry will apply to persons intending to import 
animal, plant, aquaculture or fisheries products, i.e. live animals, or goods of animal origin 
or for animal use or consumption; plants, pl ant products and by-products; live aquatic 
animals, aquaculture and fishery products and by-products; and used agricultural or livestock equipment. Importers must meet the requirements at the first point of entry into Mexico, at the SENASICA Agricultural Health Inspection Offices, in order to obtain the 
relevant health certificate allowing the goods to enter the country, or join, as reliable 
suppliers, the programmes that permit goods to be imported into the country and G/SPS/N/MEX/259 
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  transported to their destination without inspection. 
The notified Agreement will apply to natural and legal persons intending to import the 
goods concerned. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety , [X] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
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 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 28 July 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 29 May 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 28 July 2014 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
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 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
Dirección General de Normas 
Av. Puente de Tecamachalco 6, Piso 2 
Colonia Lomas de Tecamachalco, Sección Fuentes C.P. 53950, Naucalpan de Juárez, Estado de México Tel.: (+52 55) 5729 9300, Ext. 43220 
Fax: (+52 55) 5520 9715 
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx Website: http://www.economia-noms.gob.mx/noms/inicio.do  
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