WORLD TRADE  
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G/SPS/N/MEX/231 
22 October 2012 
 (12-5718) 
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 Economía y  Secretaría de Salud  (Ministry of the 
Economy and Ministry of Health) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates;  
dairy produce;  birds' eggs;  natural honey;  ed ible products of animal origin;  oil seeds and 
oleaginous fruits;  miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit;  industrial or medicinal plants;  
straw and fodder;  lac;  gums, resins and other vegetable saps;  preparations of meat, of fish 
or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic i nvertebrates;  sugars a nd sugar confectionery;  
preparations of cereals, flour, starch or m ilk;  pastry cooks' products;  preparations 
of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants;  miscellaneous edible preparations;  
beverages, spirits and vinegar;  mineral products;  chemicals, inter alia . 
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 que establece la clasificación y codificación de 
mercancías y productos cuya importación, exporta ción, internación o salida está sujeta a 
regulación sanitaria por parte de la Secretaría de Salud  (Agreement establishing the 
classification and codification of goods a nd products the importation, exportation, 
admission or exit of which is subject to sanitary regulation by the Ministry of Health) Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  85 
Text available at: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle. php?codigo=5273184& fecha=16/10/2012  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/MEX/12_4159_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content:  The notified  Agreement establishes the classification and 
codification of the goods and products subject  to advance sanitary import authorization or 
entry authorization, as appropriate, by the Ministry of Health and falling under the tariff headings of the Tariff established under the General Import and Export Tax Law ( Ley de 
los Impuestos Generales de Importación y de Exportación ) currently in force.  In order to 
inform the public of the formalities and require ments for complying with this Agreement, 
the Ministry of Health will publish and update  the respective procedures on the website of 
the Federal Commission for the Prevention of Health Risks ( Comisión Federal para la 
Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios , COFEPRIS), in accordance with the terms laid down 
in the Agreement setting forth the formalities and services of, as well as the formats applied G/SPS/N/MEX/231 
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   by, the Ministry of Health, through the intermediary of COFEPRIS ( Acuerdo por el que se 
dan a conocer los trámites y servicios, así como los formatos que aplica la Secretaría de 
Salud, a través de la Comisión Federal pa ra la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios ). 
Compliance with the notified Agreement do es not provide exemption from compliance 
with any other requirement or regulation governing the importation or exportation, 
as applicable, of the goods, in accordance with the applicable legal provisions. 
The notified  Agreement was published in the Mexican Official Journal on 16 October 2012 
and will enter into force ten working days after publication.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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:  
 Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  16 October 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  Ten working days after publication in the Official Journal, 
i.e. 30 October 2012. 
[ ] 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 handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   G/SPS/N/MEX/231 
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  13. Texts available from:  [ ] 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 5729-9300, ext. 43217 
Fax: (+52) 55 5520-9715 
E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx Website: http://www.economia-noms.gob.mx/noms/inicio.do  
 http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle. php?codigo=5273184&f echa=16/10/2012