G/SPS/N/MEX/361  
11 December  2018 
(18-7816) 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 y Desarrollo Rural/Servicio Nacional de 
Sanidad Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria  (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development/National Agrifood Health, Safety and Quality Service)  
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) : Beetroot (Beta vulgaris ) seeds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Australia  
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de semilla 
de betabel (Beta vulgaris) originaria y procedente de Australia  (Phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation of beetroot ( Beta vulgaris ) seeds originating in 
and coming from Australia ) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/MEX/18_6326_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of 
beetroot ( Beta vulgaris ) seeds originating in and coming from Australia were established 
by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on the basis of the results of  the 
corresponding pest risk analysis pursuant to Article 11, subparagraph 1, of the Decision 
establishing the module of phytosanitary requirements for the importation of goods 
regulated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheri es 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 2 012. 
The notified text establishes the additional declarations to be contained by phytosanitary 
certificates from the Australian National Plant Protection Organization.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety , [ ] animal health , [ ] plant protection , 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] 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) : G/SPS/N/MEX/361  
- 2 - 
  [ ] 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:   
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 facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 9 February 2 019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria  
Boulevard Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez, No. 5010, Col . Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Alcaldía de 
Coyoacán, Ciudad de México . CP 04530  
Email:  rene.hernandez@senasica.gob.mx   
 medidasfito.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx   
Website: http://www.gob.mx/senasica  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] 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 for Competitiveness 
and Standardization)  
Dirección General de Normas  (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Calle Pachuca # 189, Col . Hipódromo Condesa,  
Del. Cuauhtémoc, CP 06140, Ciudad de México.  
Tel.: (+52 55) 5729 9100, Ext. 43244  
Email : normasomc@economia.gob.mx   
 sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx   
 jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx   
Website: https://www.gob.mx/senasica  
https://www. gob.mx/senasica/documentos/consulta -publica -de-requisitos -fitosanitarios