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G/SPS/N/MEX/207/Add.4 
24 July 2012 
 (12-4052) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum 
  
The following communication, received on 20 July 2012, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of Mexico. 
 
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Response to comments received regarding the Draf t Amendment to Mexican Official Standard 
NOM-144-SEMARNAT-2004 "Establishing the intern ationally recognized phytosanitary measures 
for wood packaging material used in internati onal trade in goods and merchandise", published on 
18 October 2011. 
 On 18 July 2012, the Mexican Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources 
published in the Official Journal ( Diario Oficial de la Federación ) (http://www.dof.gob.mx ) the 
response to the comments received regarding the Dr aft Amendment to Mexican Official Standard 
NOM-144-SEMARNAT-2004 "Establishing the intern ationally recognized phytosanitary measures 
for wood packaging material used in internati onal trade in goods and merchandise", published on 
18 October 2011. 
 Text available at: 
 http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle .php?codigo=5259927& fecha=18/07/2012  
 http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2012/sps/MEX/12_2848_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:  Response to comments receive d regarding the Draft Amendment to 
Mexican Official Standard NOM-144-SEMARNAT-2004 "Establishing the 
internationally recognized phytosanitary measures for wood packaging material 
used in international trade in goods and merchandise". G/SPS/N/MEX/207/Add.4 
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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, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other 
body:  Not applicable.  
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 5729-9300, 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=5259927&f echa=18/07/2012 
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