G/SPS/N/MEX/360  
11 December  2018 
(18-7814) 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/Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria  (Ministry 
of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food/National Agrifood 
Health, Safety and Quality Service)  
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) : Maize ( Zea mays ); Tariff headings : 100510 and 100590  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or pra cticable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Russian Federation  
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de maíz 
(Zea mays) originario y procedente de Rusia  (Phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation of maize ( Zea mays ) originating in and coming from Russia) Language(s) : 
Spanish Number of pages : 2 
Text available from:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/MEX/18_6321_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importatio n of maize ( Zea mays ) originating in and coming from Russia have been 
established following the completion of the relevant pest risk analysis.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [ ] animal health , [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from an imal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
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) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/MEX/360  
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  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) : 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 fr om the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 9 February 2 019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of ot her body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria , SENASICA (National 
Agrifood Health, Safety and Quality Service)  
Comments may be emailed to rene.hernandez@senasica.gob.mx  with copy to 
medidasfito.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx . 
Comments must be supported by technical and/or scientific evidence.  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquir y 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad (Under -Secretariat for Competitiveness 
and Standardization)  
Dirección General de Normas  (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Calle Pac huca # 189, Col . Hipódromo Condesa,  
Del. Cuauhtémoc, CP 06140, Ciudad de México.  
Tel.: (+52 55) 5729 9100, Ext. 43244  
Email : normasomc@economia.gob.mx   
 sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx   
 jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx   
Website: https://www.gob.mx/senasica  
https://www.gob.mx/senasica/documentos/consulta -publica -de-requisitos -fitosanitarios