G/SPS/N/MEX/303  
8 August  2016 
(16-4234) 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  (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheri es and Food)  
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) : Cabbage seed ( Brassica oleraceae  var. capitata ) 
4. Regions or countr ies likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners, or  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Chile and the Netherlands  
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de semilla 
de repo llo (Brassica oleraceae var. capitata) para siembra, originaria de Chile y procedente 
de Holanda (Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of cabbage seed 
(Brassica oleraceae  var. capitata ) for sowing , originating in Chile and coming from the 
Netherlands) Language(s) : Spanis h Number of pages : 1 
http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachmen ts/2016/SPS/MEX/16_3163_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Pursuant to the Decision establishing the module of 
phytosanitary requirements for the importation of goods regulated by the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, in relation to plant health 
(Acuerdo por el que se establece el módulo de requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación 
de mercancías reguladas por la Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, 
Pesca y Alimentación, en materia de sanidad  vegetal ), published in the Mexican Official 
Journal on 7 February 2 012, the phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of 
cabbage seed for sowing , originating in Chile and coming from the Netherlands, 
established on the basis of a pest risk anal ysis, have been submitted for comment . Imports 
of cabbage seed must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, have been subjected 
to a phytosanitary treatment and meet certain requirements as regards packaging.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food sa fety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [X]  
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius C ommission (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)  G/SPS/N/MEX/303  
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  [ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are avai lable:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
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) : Not applicable.  
[X] Trade faci litating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 October 2 016 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry P oint. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Comments may be sent to:  
medidasfito.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
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) 57 29 9100, Ext. 43244  
Email:  normasomc@economia.gob.mx ; sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
Website: http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456