G/SPS/N/MEX/ 304 
 
5 September  2016 
(16-4700) 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):  Paddy ( palay ) rice (Oryza sativ a) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Guyana  
5. Title of the notified document:  Requisitos Fitosanitarios para la importación de  arroz 
palay (Oryza sativa) originario y procedente de Guyana (Phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation into Mexico of  paddy  rice (Oryza sativa ) originating  in and 
coming from Guyana ) Language (s): Spanish   Number of pages:  2   
Text available at : 
http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/MEX/16_3700_00_s.pdf  
6. Descript ion 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 Jo urnal on 7 February 2012 , the phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation into Mexico of paddy  rice (Oryza sativa ) originating in and coming from 
Guyana , established on the basis of a pest risk analysis, have been submitted to public 
comment. Imports of  rice must be accompanied by  a phytosanitary certificate , have 
been subjected to a phytosanitary  treatment  and meet certain requirements as regards 
packaging.   
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] prote ct humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/MEX/ 304 
 
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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 )  
[ ] World 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 rele vant 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/y y): 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) : Not applicable  
[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) : 4 November  2016  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Comments may be sent to : 
medidasfito.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx  
13. Text(s)  available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Subsecr etaría 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. 43244  
E-mail:  normasomc@econo mia.gob.mx  
 sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
Website:  http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456