G/SPS/N/MEX/273
3 December 2014
(14-7053)  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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Meat, carcasses, viscera and offal. 
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 modifican y adicionan diversas 
disposiciones del similar por el que se establece la contraseña de calidad zoosanitaria para los usuarios confiables en la importación, publicado el 28 de mayo de 2010 (Agreement 
amending and adding various provisions to th e Agreement establishing the animal health 
quality code for reliable importers, published on 28 May 2010). Language(s): Spanish 
Number of pages: 4 
Text available at: 
http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5368106&fecha=13/11/2014 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/MEX/14_5288_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The Agreement establishing the animal health quality code for 
reliable importers, published on 28 May 2010, sets forth the animal quality code for 
reliable importers (UCON), for procedures relating to the importation of meat, carcasses, 
viscera and offal which are voluntarily certified by the importers in accordance with the requirements and specifications established in the relevant regulations and the notified 
Agreement, in order to facilitate inspection procedures without any health risks. 
The notified Agreement amending and addi ng various provisions to the Agreement 
establishing the animal health quality code for reliable importers, published on 13 November 2014, AMENDS: Article 2; subparagraph (c) and subsections I and II of Article 
3; Article 4; the first paragraph of Article 5; Article 6; Article 8; the first paragraph and 
subparagraphs (a)IV and (b)I, II, VI and VII of Article 9; the first paragraph and subsections II, IV and V of Article 10; the first paragraph of Article 12; and Annex 1; 
ADDS: subparagraph (d) to Article 3; subsections VI and VII of subparagraph (a), 
subsections VIII and IX of subparagraph (b) an d a second paragraph to Article 9; Article 
9bis; and subparagraphs VI and VII to Article 10; and REPEALS: Article 7; subsection V of 
9(b); subsections I and III of Article 10; and Articles 11 and 14, of the Agreement 
establishing the animal health quality code for reliable importers, published in the Diario 
Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) on 28 May 2010. 
The amendment of the Agreement establishing the animal health quality code for reliable 
importers will consequently  improve the animal health inspection system, through the G/SPS/N/MEX/273 
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  rapid processing of applications relating to procedures for the importation of livestock 
products, and reduce the risk of introducing exotic and controlled diseases, thereby 
safeguarding domestic production and the health of Mexican consumers. 
The notified Agreement will enter into force on the day following its publication in the 
Official Journal. 
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) : 14 November 2014 
[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:  
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 
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://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.p hp?codigo=5368106&fecha=13/11/2014