G/SPS/N/MEX/256  
4 April 2014  
(14-2092)  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): Botanical and germinated oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis  Jacq.) seed. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Honduras  
5. Title of the notified document: Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de semilla 
botánica y semilla germinada de palma aceitera (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.), originaria y procedente de Honduras (Phytosanitary requirements for the importation of botanical and 
germinated oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis  Jacq.) seed originating in and coming from 
Honduras) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 1 
http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/MEX/14_1772_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 botanical and germinated oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis  Jacq.) seed originating in 
and coming from Honduras, established on the basis of a pest risk analysis, have been submitted to public comment. 
Imports of botanical and germinated oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis  Jacq.) seed originating in 
and coming from Honduras require a phytosanitary certificate issued by the Honduran 
phytosanitary authority stating that the oil palm seed or germinated oil palm seed originates in and comes from that country, that it was produced by a company recognized 
by the Honduran National Plant Protection Orga nization, and that it has been inspected and 
found to be free of quarantine pests. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/MEX/256 
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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 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: 
http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456  (available in Spanish) 
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 from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 June 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Comments may be sent to: medidasfito.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx. 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email 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 
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx Website: http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456