G/SPS/N/MEX/334  
11 April 2018 
(18-2189) 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  (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 applic able) : Biological, chemical, pharmaceutical and food products for Mexican 
oil, flour, hydrolysates and fish solubles.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or c ountries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Certificado de Sanidad Acuícola para la exportación de 
Productos Biológicos, Químicos, Farmacéuticos, y Alimenticios  (Aquatic health certificate 
for the exportation of biological, chemical, pharmaceutical and food products) 
Language(s) : Spanish and English Number of pages : 4 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/MEX/18_1946_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Amendments to the aquatic health certificate for the exportation 
of biological, chemical, pharmaceutical and food products for Mexican oil, flour, 
hydrolysates and fish solubles.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety , [ ] 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 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 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/MEX/334  
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  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 facilitat ing measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 10 June 2 018 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (National Agriculture 
and Food Health, Safety and Quality Service)  
Boulevard Adolfo Ruiz Cortines No. 5010, piso 8  
Col. Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Delegación Coyoacán  
Ciudad de México, Código postal 04530  
Tel.: (+52 55) 59051000 ext. 51038  
Email:  rene.hernandez@senasica.gob.mx  
 gestion.dgsa@senasica.gob.mx  
13. Text(s) 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 (Under -Secretariat of Competitiveness 
and Standardization)  
Dirección General de Normas  (General Directorate of Standards)  
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  
Email : normasomc@economia.gob.mx  
 sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
 jose.ramosr@econo mia.gob.mx  
Available at: https://www.gob.mx/senasica .