G/SPS/N/MEX/359  
11 December  2018 
(18-7811) 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/Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (Ministry 
of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food/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) : Chilli pepper ( Capsicum annuum ) seeds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Netherlands  
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de semilla 
de chile (Capsicum annuum) originaria de Tanzanía y procedente de Holanda 
(Phytosanitary requirements for the importation of chilli pepper ( Capsicum annuum ) 
seeds originating in Tanzania and coming from the Netherlands) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 2 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/MEX/18_6314_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, 
Fisheries and Food has established phytosanitary requirements for the importation of chilli 
pepper ( Capsicum annuum ) seeds originating in Tanzania and coming from the 
Netherlands following the completion of the relevant pest risk analysis.  
7. Objective and rat ionale : [ ] 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 serial 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. ): 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/MEX/359  
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  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 ): 9 February 2 019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria  
Boulevard Adolfo Ruiz Cortines 5010,  
Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Ciudad de México . C.P. 04530  
Email:  rene.hernandez@senasica.gob.mx  
 medidasfito.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx  
Website: http://www.gob.mx/senasica/documentos/consulta -publica -de-requisitos -
fitosanitarios  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad (Under -Secretariat f or Competitiveness 
and Standardization)  
Dirección General de Normas  (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Calle Pachuca # 189, Col . Hipódromo Condesa,  
Del. Cuauhtémoc, CP 06140, Ciudad de México.  
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 43244  
Email : normasomc@economia.gob.mx  
 sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
 jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx  
Website: https://www.gob.mx/senasica  
https://www.gob.mx/senasica/documentos/consulta -publica -de-requisitos -fitosanitarios