G/TBT/N/MEX/352  
2 March  2017 
(17-1250) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : MEXICO  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2) : n/a 
2. Agency responsible : Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganade ría, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y 
Alimentación  (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to h andle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Dirección General de Sanidad Vegetal del Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y 
Calidad Agroalimentaria  (Directorate -General of Plant Health, National Agriculture and 
Food Health, Safety and Quality Service)  
Avenida Boulevard Adolfo Ruíz Cortines 5010  
Colonia Insurgentes Cuicuilco  
Delegación Coyoacán  
Ciudad de México  
Código Postal 04530  
Email:  luis.espinoza@senasica.gob .mx and supervision.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Products of 
plant origin.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
modificación de la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -022-FITO-1995, Requisitos y 
Especifi caciones que Deben de Cumplir las Personas Morales para la Prestación de 
Servicios de Tratamientos Fitosanitarios, para quedar como Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -
022-SAG/FITO -2016, Especificaciones, Criterios y Procedimientos Fitosanitarios para las 
Personas Físicas o Morales que Presten Servicios de Tratamientos Fitosanitarios  (Draft 
amendment to Mexican Official Standard NOM -022-FITO-1995: Requirements and 
specifications to be met by legal persons for the provision of phytosanitary treatment 
services, the ti tle of which has changed to Mexican Official Standard NOM -022-SAG/FITO -
2016: Specifications, criteria and phytosanitary procedures for natural and legal persons 
providing phytosanitary treatment services) (14 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : Mexican Official Standard NOM -022-FITO-1995 is being amended 
to take into account current circumstances and needs regarding the national verification 
and certification process for products of plant origin . It describes the phytosanitary 
measures to be appl ied by companies providing phytosanitary treatment services and by 
Ministry support bodies in order to reduce the risk of quarantine pests being introduced 
and spread via international trade movements, movements within the country, or exported 
goods.  G/TBT/N/MEX/352  
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   The notified text updates domestic legislation so as to ensure the proper certification of 
regulated goods. It also seeks to mitigate the risk of introducing non -compliant goods, to 
facilitate the movement of products of plant origin destined for free zones o r low -
prevalence zones, and to reduce operating costs relating to the application of 
phytosanitary treatments.  
The National Agriculture and Food Health, Safety and Quality Service (SENASICA), as the 
competent authority, has specific responsibilities regard ing the control and regulation not 
only of companies providing phytosanitary treatment services, but of the services 
themselves. It carries out inspections (random documentation checks and physical 
inspections in places at risk) aimed at treatment users an d providers.  
The notified Standard establishes the registration procedure, requirements relating to 
infrastructure, materials and equipment, and the conformity assessment and certification 
procedure for treatment companies. It also includes critical points  relating to different 
types of treatment, and specifications in this regard covered by the "Phytosanitary 
treatment manual".  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified draft Mexican Official Standar d seeks to establish the following:  
1.1.1 . The phytosanitary characteristics and specifications to be met by natural or legal 
persons providing phytosanitary treatment services.  
1.1.2 . The technical characteristics and specifications governing the applicat ion of different 
phytosanitary treatments.  
1.1.3 . The procedure for certifying companies and different t ypes of phytosanitary 
treatment . 
1.2. Scope  
The notified draft Mexican Official Standard is mandatory throughout national territory . The 
Ministry, throu gh SENASICA, will be responsible for the implementation of the text and the 
monitoring thereof.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 2.1. Norma Oficial Mexicana  NOM-008-SCFI-2002, Sistema General de Unidades de 
Medida  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -008-SCFI-2002: General system of units of 
measurement), published in the Official Journal on 2 7 November 2 002. 
 2.2. Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -003-STPS-1999, Actividades agrícolas - Uso de 
insumos fitosanitarios o plaguicidas e insumos de nutrición vegetal o fertilizantes - 
Condiciones de seguridad e higiene  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -003-STPS-1999: 
Agricultural activities - Use of phytosanitary inputs or pesticides, and plant nutrition 
inputs or fertilizers - Safety and hygiene requirements), published in the Official 
Journal on 2 8 December 1 999. 
 2.3. Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -017-STPS-2008,  Equipo de protección personal - 
Selección, uso y manejo en los centros de trabajo  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -
017-STPS-2008: Personal protective equipment - Selection, use and hand ling in the 
workplace), published in the Official Journal on 9 December 2 008. 
 2.4. Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -232-SSA1 -2009, Plaguicidas : que establece los 
requisitos del envase, embalaje y etiquetado de productos grado técnico y para uso 
agrícola, foresta l, pecuario, jardinería, urbano, industrial y doméstico  (Mexican 
Official Standard NOM -232-SSA1 -2009: Pesticides : Packing, packaging and labelling 
requirements for technical -grade products and products for agricultural, forestry, 
livestock, garden, urban, industrial and household use), published in the Official 
Journal on 1 3 April 2 010. 
 2.5. Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -256-SSA1 -2012, Condiciones sanitarias que deben 
cumplir los establecimientos y personal dedicados a los servicios urbanos de control 
de plaga s mediante plaguicidas  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -256-SSA1 -2012: 
Sanitary requirements to be met by establishments and personnel providing 
pesticide -based urban pest control services), published in the Official Journal on 2 9 
January 2 013. G/TBT/N/MEX/352  
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   2.6. Norma Of icial Mexicana NOM -031-NUCL -2011,  Requisitos para el entrenamiento 
del personal ocupacionalmente expuesto a radiaciones ionizantes  (Mexican Official 
Standard NOM -031-NUCL -2011: Training of personnel exposed to ionizing radiation 
in the workplace), publishe d in the Official Journal on 2 6 October 2 011. 
 2.7. Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -001-FITO-2001, Por la que se establece la 
campaña contra el carbón parcial del trigo (Mexican Official Standard NOM -001-
FITO-2001 establishing the campaign against loose smut of wheat), published in the 
Official Journal on 8 February 2 002. 
 2.8. Norma Oficial Mexicana  NOM-002-FITO-2000, Por la que se establece la 
campaña contra la broca del café  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -002-FITO-2000 
establishing the campaign against coffee s eed borer), published in the Official 
Journal on 1 8 April 2 001. 
 2.9. Norma Oficial Mexicana  NOM-005-FITO-1995, Por la que se establece la 
cuarentena exterior para prevenir la introducción del gorgojo khapra  (Mexican 
Official Standard NOM -005-FITO-1995 esta blishing external quarantine to prevent 
the introduction of the Khapra beetle), published in the Official Journal on 4 July 
1996, and existing amendments . 
 2.10. Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -026-SAG/FITO -2014, Por la que se establece el 
control de plagas regl amentadas del algodonero (Mexican Official Standard NOM -
026-SAG/FITO -2014 establishing cotton plant pest controls), published in the Official 
Journal on 3 November 2 014. 
 2.11. Norma Oficial Mexicana  NOM-075-FITO-1997, Por la que se establecen los 
requisito s y especificaciones fitosanitarias para la movilización de frutos hospederos 
de moscas de la fruta  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -075-FITO-1997 establishing 
the requirements and phytosanitary specifications for the movement of fruit fly host 
fruit), publi shed in the Official Journal on 2 3 April 1 998, and existing amendments . 
9. Proposed date of adoption : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard will be adopted 
upon its publication in the Official Journal as a final Mexican Official Standard.  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined.  
10. Final date for comments : 60 calendar days after publication in the Official Journal.  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/MEX/17_1128_00_s.pdf