G/SPS/N/MEX/275  
2 April 2015  
(15-1848)  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): Vine shoots, rooted vine slips and grapevine plants (Vitis vinifera) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X]  Specific regions or countries: United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document: Modificación de requisitos fitosanitarios para la 
importación de sarmientos, barbados, plantas de vid (Vitis vinífera) originarios y procedentes de Estados Unidos (Amendment to the phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation into Mexico of vine shoots, rooted vine slips and grapevine plants 
(Vitis vinifera)  originating in and coming from the Unites States of America)  
Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages: 1 
Text available at: 
http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456 
http://sistemas.senasica.gob.mx/mcrfi/ 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/MEX/15_1465_00_s.pdf 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/MEX/15_1465_01_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 2012, SAGARPA decided, following positive diagnoses of 
phytoplasmas, to amend the phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Mexico of 
vine shoots, rooted vine slips and grapevine plants (Vitis vinifera)  originating in and 
coming from the United States of America, published on 22 December 2012 on the website 
of the National Agriculture and Food Health, Safety and Quality Service ( Servicio Nacional 
de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria , SENASICA). 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety , [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection,   
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/MEX/275 
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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 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 available: 
Requisitos Fitosanitarios para la Importación de Sarmientos, Barbados, Plantas de Vid (Vitis vinífera) originarios y procedentes de Estados Unidos  (Phytosanitary requirements 
for the importation into Mexico of vine shoots, rooted vine slips and grapevine plants 
(Vitis vinifera)  originating in and coming from the Unites States of America), published on 
22 December 2012. 
Available in Spanish at: http://sistemas.senasica.gob.mx/mcrfi/ . 
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: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 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: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] 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) 5729 9100, Ext. 43220 
Email:  normasomc@economia.gob.mx Website:  http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456