G/SPS/N/MEX/235  
23 April 2013  
(13-2137)  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; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Polished rice ( Oryza sativa  L.) grains 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Spain  
5. Title of the notified document: Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de grano de 
arroz (Oryza sativa L.) pulido, originario y procedente de España  (Phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation into Mexico of polished rice ( Oryza sativa  L.) grains 
originating in and coming from Spain) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 2 
 Text available at: 
http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/MEX/13_1651_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: Pursuant to the "Agreement establishing the module 
for phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of goods regulated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food in relation 
to plant health", published in the Mexican Official Journal on 7 February 2012, 
the phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Mexico of polished rice (Oryza sativa  L.) grains originating in and coming from Spain, established following 
the pest risk analysis conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, 
Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, have been submitted to public comment. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/MEX/235 
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  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 
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 possib le, how and why it deviates from 
the international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
- G/SPS/N/MEX/207/Add.5 - Mexican Official Standard NOM-144-SEMARNAT-2012: Que establece las medidas 
fitosanitarias reconocidas internacionalmente para el embalaje de madera, que se 
utiliza en el comercio internacional de bienes y mercancías  
(Establishing the internationally recognized phytosanitary measures for wood packaging 
material used in international trade in goods and merchandise). 
(available in Spanish) 
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: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation 
of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 June 2013 
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 should be sent to medidasfito.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx  
13. Texts available from: [X] Nation al Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail 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 5729-9100, Ext. 43220 
E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  
Website: http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456