G/SPS/N/MEX/298  
 
9 March 2016  
(16-1382)  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 , SAGARPA (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries 
and Food)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Sunflower ( Helianthus annuus ) seeds 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Ecuador  
5. Title of the notified document: Requisito fitosanitario para la importación de semilla 
de girasol (Helianthus annuus) para siembra, originaria y procedente de Ecuador 
(Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Mexico of sunflower 
(Helianthus annuus ) seeds for sowing originating in and coming from Ecuador)  
Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages: 1  
Text available at: 
http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/MEX/16_0944_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: Pursuant to the Decision establishing the module of 
phytosanitary requirements for the importatio n 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 2012, the phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation into Mexico of sunflower ( Helianthus annuus ) seeds originating in and 
coming from Ecuador, established on the basis of a pest risk analysis, have been 
submitted to public comment. Imports of sunflower seeds must be accompanied by a 
phytosanitary certificate, have been subjec ted to a phytosanitary treatment and meet 
certain requirements as regards packaging. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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. Terrestrial or Aquatic G/SPS/N/MEX/298 
 
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  Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[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 available:  
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 facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 May 2016  
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Comments may be sent to: 
medidasfito.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) 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) 5729-9100, Ext. 43220 
E-mail:  normasomc@economia.gob.mx  sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx Website:  http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456