G/SPS/N/MEX/368  
20 June 2019 
(19-4204) 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 y Desarrollo Rural/Servicio Nacional de 
Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria  (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development/National Agrifood Health, Safety and Quality Service)  
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 applicable) : Fresh avocados ( Persea americana ) - Tariff item : 080440  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Peru 
5. Title of the notified document : Requisito fitosanitario para la importación de fruto 
fresco de aguacate ( Persea americana ) para uso industrial, originario y procedente de 
Perú (Phytosanitary requirements for the importation of fresh avocados ( Persea 
americana ) for indu strial use, originating in and coming from Peru) Language(s) : 
Spanish Number of pages : 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/MEX/19_3501_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The phytosanitary requirements for the importation of fresh 
avocados ( Persea americana ) originating in and coming from Peru for industrial use were 
established on the basis of the results of a pest risk assessment pursuant to Article 11, 
paragraph 1 of 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 (A cuerdo 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. 
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 ser ial 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. ): G/SPS/N/MEX/368  
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  [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) : 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 ): 19 August 2 019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
Rene Hernandez Ruíz, Email : rene.hernandez@senasica.gob.mx, with copy to : 
medidasfito.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx  
Information available at: 
http://www.gob.mx/senasica  
http://www.gob.mx/senasica/documentos/consulta -publica -de-requisi tos-fitosanitarios  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Dirección General de No rmas (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Tel.: (+52 55) 5729 9100, Ext. 43244  
Fax: (+52 55) 5520 9715  
Email:  normasomc@economia.gob.mx  
 sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
 jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/comunidad -negocios/normalizacion/catalogo -
mexicano -de-normas  
 
Text available at:  
http://www.gob.mx/senasica/documentos/consulta -publica -de-requisitos -fitosanitarios