G/SPS/N/MEX/283  
 
24 June 2015  
(15-3274)  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 nu mbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Watermelon ( Citrullus lanatus ) seeds originating in and coming from 
Turkey 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Turkey  
5. Title of the notified document:  Requisitos Fitosanitarios para la Importación de Semilla 
de Sandia (Citrullus lanatus), Originaria y Procedente de Turquía (Phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation into Mexico of watermelon ( Citrullus lanatus ) seeds 
originating in and coming from Turkey)  Language(s):  Spanish  Number of pages: 2   
Text available at:   
http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/MEX/15_2455_00_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, the phytosanitar y requirements for the importation into 
Mexico of watermelon ( Citrullus lanatus ) seeds originating in and coming from Turkey, 
established on the basis of a pest risk anal ysis, have been submi tted to public comment. 
Watermelon ( Citrullus lanatus ) seeds require a phytosanitary certificate issued by Turkey's 
National Plant Protection Organization stating that the enterprises and production fields have been officially inspected and approved. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety , [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/MEX/283 
 
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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 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) :  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) :  23 August 2015 
Agency or authority designated to handle  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. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation 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