G/SPS/N/MEX/332  
28 March  2018 
(18-1927) 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) : HS code : 1209 Cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum ) seed  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de semillas 
de algodón ( Gossypium hirsutum ) originaria y procedente de Estados Unidos de América 
(Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum ) 
seed originating i n and coming from the United States of America) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 5 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/MEX/18_1758_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The phytosanitary requirements currently established for the 
importation of cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum ) seed originating in and coming from the 
United States o f America have been amended on the basis of a pest risk re -assessment,  
and pursuant to the Decision establishing the module of phytosanitary requirements for 
the importation of goods regulated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural 
Development, F isheries 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 mater ia de sanidad vegetal ). 
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] 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) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[X] None  G/SPS/N/MEX/332  
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  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 ): 27 May 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  
Email:  rene.hermnandez@senasica.gob.mx  
 medidasfito.dgsv@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@economia.gob.mx  
Website: https://www.gob.mx/senasica  
https://www.gob.mx/senasica/documentos/consulta -publica -de-requisitos -fitosanitarios