G/SPS/N/MEX/ 305 
 
12 December  2016 
(16-6756) 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 numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  Fresh pears  (Pyrus communis ) and apples  (Malus 
domestica ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Portugal  
5. Title of the notified document:  Requisitos Fitosanitar ios para la Importación de Fruto 
Fresco de Pera (Pyrus communis) y Manzana ( Malus domestica) Originario y Procedente 
de Portugal (Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Mexico of  fresh 
pears  (Pyrus communis ) and apples  (Malus domestica ) originating  in and coming from 
Portugal ) Language (s): Spanish   Number of pages:  4  
Text available at:  
http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/MEX/16_5048_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 phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation into Mexico of fresh pears  and apples originating  in and coming from 
Portugal , established on the basis of a pest risk analysis, have been submitted to public 
comment.  
Imports of fresh pears  and apples must be accompanied by  a phytosanitary certificate , 
meet certain requirements as regards packaging , and have been subjected to a special 
phytosanitary  treatment  in accordance with  the applicable Portugal -Mexico work plans .   
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [  ] animal health, [ X] plant 
protection, [  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X] protec t 
territory from other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/MEX/ 305 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text )  
[ ] Worl d Organi sation 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 internat ional 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 ad option (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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) : 10 February  2017 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Poin t. 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  
 sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
13. Text(s)  available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ X] 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. Pu ente 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. 43244  
E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  
Comments should  be sent to : medidasfito.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx.