G/SPS/N/MEX/230/Add.2  
11 May 2015  
(15-2486)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 11 May 2015,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Mexico. 
 
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 Agreement amending the Agreement establishing the classification and coding of goods the 
importation of which is subject to regulation by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural 
Development, Fisheries and Food through the Nati onal Agriculture and Food Health, Safety and 
Quality Service, published on 3 September 2012 
On 7 May 2015, the Mexican Ministry of Agricultur e, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and 
Food (SAGARPA) published in the Official Journal ( Diario Oficial de la Federación ) 
(http://www.dof.gob.mx/ ) the Agreement amending the Agreement establishing the classification 
and coding of goods the importation of which is subject to regulation by SAGARPA through the 
National Agriculture and Food Health, Safety and Quality Service, published on 3 September 2012. 
The Agreement will enter into force ten working days after its publication in the Official Journal, 
except for the second and third points, which will enter into force on the day following its publication. 
Phytosanitary import certificates issued prior to the entry into force of the notified text will remain 
valid until they expire, in accordance with the terms under which they were issued, and may be 
used for the purpose for which they were issued, provided that they contain a clear description of 
the goods concerned (Jamaican sorrel) and that this description is consistent with the goods 
presented to the customs authority, even if the tariff heading indicated is different to 1211.90.07. 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.p hp?codigo=5391332&fecha=07/05/2015 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/MEX/15_1937_00_s.pdf 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[X]         Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation 
[ ]          Withdrawal of proposed regulation [ ]          Change in proposed date of ad option, publication, or date of entry into force  
[ ]          Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): Not applicable. G/SPS/N/MEX/230/Add.2 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax numbe r and email address (if available) of other 
body: 
Not applicable.  
Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notificati on Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and email addre ss (if available) of other body: 
Secretaria de Economía 
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=5145  
 
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