G/TBT/N/MEX/276  
29 July 2014  
(14-4361)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Notifying Member: MEXICO 
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y 
Alimentación , SAGARPA (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries 
and Food) Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización Agroalimentaria  (National Advisory 
Committee on Agri-food Standardization) 
Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación 
Guillermo Pérez Valenzuela número 127 Colonia Del Carmen Coyoacán 
Código postal 04100 
México D.F. Email: pedro.macias@senasica.gob.mx  
Website: http://www.senasica.gob.mx/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2. 10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ],  5.7.1 [ ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided  in addition, where applicable): Genetically 
modified organisms (ICS 67)  
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-001-SAG/BIO-2014, Especificaciones generales de 
etiquetado de organismos genéticamente modificados que sean semillas o material vegetativo destinados a siembra, cultivo y producción agrícola  (Draft Mexican Official 
Standard PROY-NOM-001-SAG/BIO-2014, General specifications for the labelling of 
genetically modified organisms (seeds or plant material) intended for sowing, planting and agricultural production) (7 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified text establishes the general specifications for the 
labelling of genetically modified organisms (seeds or plant material) intended for sowing, 
planting and agricultural production, in accordance with the principles, objectives and 
precepts established in the Law on the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer protection. G/TBT/N/MEX/276 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Ley Federal de Producción, Certificación y Comercio de Semillas  (Federal Law on the 
production, certification and trading of seeds); 
 NOM-002-SCFI-1993, Productos preenvasados - Contenido neto - Tolerancias y 
métodos de verificación  (Mexican Official Standard NOM-002-SCFI-1993, Pre-
packaged products - Net content - Tolerances and verification methods); 
 NOM-008-SCFI-2002, Sistema General de Unidades de Medida  (Mexican Official 
Standard NOM-008-SCFI-2002, General system of units of measurement); 
 NOM-030-SCFI-2006, Información comercial. Declaración de cantidad en la etiqueta 
- Especificaciones  (Mexican Official Standard NOM-030-SCFI-2006, Trade 
information - Quantity declaration on the label - Specifications) 
9. Proposed date of adoption: Not applicable 
Proposed date of entry into force: Six months following the publication of the final 
Mexican Official Standard in the Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments: 28 July 2014 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía 
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad Dirección General de Normas Tel.: (+52) 55 5229 6100, Ext. 43217 
Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715 
Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/comuni dad-negocios/c ompetitividad-
normatividad/normalizacion/catalogo-mexicano-de-normas  
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  and/or jesus.figueroa@economia.gob.mx  
Text available online at: http://dof.gob.mx/index.php?year=2014&month=05&day=28  
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