G/SPS/N/MEX/270
5 November 2014
(14-6439)  Page: 1/3
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): Goods of animal origin and aquaculture and fishery resources for 
human and animal consumption.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Acuerdo por el que se establecen los criterios para 
determinar los límites máximos de residuos tóxicos y contaminantes, de funcionamiento de 
métodos analíticos, el Programa Nacional de Control y Monitoreo de Residuos Tóxicos en 
los bienes de origen animal, recursos acuícolas y pesqueros, y Programa de Monitoreo de Residuos Tóxicos en animales, así como el módulo de consulta, los cuales se encuentran 
regulados por la Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y 
Alimentación  (Agreement establishing criteria for determining maximum residue and 
contaminant limits, criteria governing the use of analytical methods, the national 
programme for the control and monitoring of toxic residues in goods of animal origin and 
aquaculture and fishery resources, the programme for the monitoring of toxic residues in animals, and the consultation module, all of which are regulated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food) Language(s): Spanish 
Number of pages: 5 
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6. Description of content: The purpose of the notified Agreement is to establish the 
following: 
I. The maximum permissible limits for toxic residues and contaminants in goods of 
animal origin and aquaculture and fishery resources for human and animal consumption; 
II. Criteria for the use, application and interpretation of analytical methods for identifying 
and quantifying substances; 
III. The national programme for the control and monitoring of toxic residues in goods of 
animal origin and aquaculture and fishery resources; and 
IV. The programme for the monitoring of toxic residues in animals. The Agreement is binding throughout national territory for: G/SPS/N/MEX/270 
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  I. Establishments or persons regulated by the Ministry, including primary production 
units and Federal Inspection Type establishments; 
II. Individuals wishing to import animals, goods of animal origin or aquaculture and 
fishery resources; 
III. Official laboratories that are authorized to analyse toxic residues; IV. Establishments or persons that produce, transport, handle, store, package, gather, 
process or market animals, goods of animal origin and aquaculture and fishery 
resources for human or animal consumption; and 
V. Establishments or persons that do not require authorization, recognition or 
certification from the Secretariat to set up their activities or to operate, but that are 
engaged in the production, transportation, handling, storage, packaging, gathering, 
processing or marketing of animals, goods of animal origin and aquaculture and 
fishery resources for human or animal consumption. 
Such establishments or persons must take samples from their products in order to monitor 
compliance with maximum residue or contaminan t limits. The frequency of this sampling, 
and the procedures used, are specified in current regulations or in health, safety and 
residue control provisions issued by the Ministry for this purpose. 
Federal Inspection Type establishments must conduct monthly sampling, details of which 
shall be published annually in the Module.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ 
] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] 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 
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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : The notified Agreement will enter into force 60 days after publication in the 
Official Journal. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. 
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:   G/SPS/N/MEX/270 
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  13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
Av. Puente de Tecamachalco 6, Piso 2 
Colonia Lomas de Tecamachalco, Sección Fuentes C.P. 53950, Naucalpan de Juárez, Estado de México Tel.: (+52 55) 5729 9300, Ext. 43220 
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  
Website: http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5363336&fecha=09/10/2014