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G/SPS/N/MEX/166/Add.1 
19 July 2012 
 (12-3945) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum 
  
The following communication, received on 17 July 2012, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of Mexico. 
 
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Notice listing the exotic aquatic cr ustacean diseases that are subject to mandatory diagnosis for the 
importation of these products into and their movement within the United Mexican States 
 On 18 April 2012, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries 
and Food published in the Official Journal ( Diario Oficial de la Federación ) 
(http://www.dof.gob.mx ) a notice listing the exotic aquatic crustacean diseases that are subject to 
mandatory diagnosis for the importation of these products into and their movement within the 
United Mexican States. 
In this notice, the Ministry of Agriculture,  Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and 
Food lists the exotic diseases subject to mandato ry diagnosis that are not included in Mexican 
Official Standard NOM-030-PESC-2000 "establis hing requirements for determining the presence 
of viral diseases in live or dead aquatic crusta ceans, their products or by-products in any 
presentation, and Artemia ( Artemia spp ), for importation into and movement within the national 
territory", with a view to certifying the health st atus of aquatic crustaceans destined for importation 
into and movement within the country. 
Text available at: http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle. php?codigo=5244216& fecha=18/04/2012  
 or 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/MEX/12_2795_00_s.pdf 
 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation [ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force [X] Other:  Notice listing the exotic aquati c crustacean diseases that are subject to 
mandatory diagnosis for the importation of  these products into and their movement 
within the United Mexican States. G/SPS/N/MEX/166/Add.1 
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  Comment period:  (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure in 
terms of products and/or potentially affected  Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments 
should be provided, normally of at least 60 cale ndar days.  Under other circumstances, such as 
extension of originally announced final date fo r 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 
Agency or authority designated to handle comm ents:  [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, f ax number and e-mail add ress (if available) of 
other body: 
 
Text available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
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. 43217 Fax: (+52 55) 5520-9715 E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx Website: http://www.economia-noms.gob.mx/noms/inicio.do
 http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle. php?codigo=5244216&f echa=18/04/2012 
 
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