G/SPS/N/MEX/363  
23 January  2019 
(19-0374) 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) : Celery ( Apium graveolens ) seeds for sowing  
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 apio ( Apium graveolens ) originaria de Chile y procedente de Holanda  (Phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation of celery ( Apium graveolens ) seeds  originating in Chile 
and coming from the Netherlands) . Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/MEX/19_0406_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development developed 
the proposed  phytosanitary requirements for the importation of celery ( Apium 
graveolens ) seeds for sowing originating in Chile and coming from the Netherlands on the 
basis of the results of a pest risk analysis.  
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 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 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/MEX/363  
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  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 t he 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 24 March 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 (National Agriculture 
and Food Health, Safety and Quality Service)  
Rene Hernández Ruiz  
Email:  rene.hernandez@senasica.gob.mx  
 medidasfito.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx  
Document available at: http://www.gob.mx/senasica  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] 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 Normas  (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Calle Pachuca 189, Piso 7, Col . Condesa  
Demarcación Territorial, Cuauhtémoc  
Ciudad de Mexico  
C.P. 06140  
Email :  normasomc@economia.gob.mx  
 sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
 jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx  
Document available at: http://www.gob.mx/senasica .