G/TBT/N/MEX/350  
7 February  2017 
(17-0736) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : MEXICO  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería,  Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y 
Alimentació n (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handl e comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización Agroalimentaria  (National Advisory 
Committee on Agri -Food Standardization)  
Dirección General de Ordenamiento Pesquero y Acuícola d e la CONAPESCA (General 
Directorate of Fishery and Aquaculture Management , National Commission on Aquaculture 
and Fisheries (CONAPESCA))  
Avenida Camarón -Sábalo (no number)  
Esquina Avenida Tiburón, Fraccionamiento Sábalo Country Club  
Código Postal 82100, de  Mazatlán, Sinaloa  
Tel.: 01(669) 9156900 . Ext. 58502  
Email: varriagah@conapesca.gob.mx   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where a pplicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Pacific 
bluefin tuna ( Thunnus orientalis ) (Tariff heading 03.04.29.45)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PROY-NOM-021-
SAG/PESC -2016, Especificaciones para el aprovechamiento acuícola responsable de atún 
aleta azul (Thunnus orientalis), en jaulas flotantes en aguas de jurisdicción federal de los 
Estados Unidos Mexicanos en el océano pacífico  (Draft Mexican Official Stan dard PROY -
NOM-021-SAG/PESC -2016 - Specifications for the responsible aquaculture production of 
Pacific bluefin tuna ( Thunnus orientalis ) in floating cages in the waters of the Pacific Ocean 
under the federal jurisdiction  of the United Mexican States) (11 p ages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : Pacific bluefin tuna, which are captured in Mexican waters within 
the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Pacific Ocean, are reared mainly for fattening in 
cages placed along  the coast of the Baja California P eninsula . The species is present in 
temperate waters along the coast and sustains the fishing industry in the marine waters 
under federal jurisdiction in this area.  
In accordance with the recommendations for the management of these fishing activities, 
and with a view to increasing the availability of Pacific bluefin tuna ( Thunnus orientalis ) 
and encouraging responsible fishing of the species without affecting the replenishment of 
their population, it is necessary to establish a framework of rules and measur es for 
producers . The aim is to ensure that fishing and aquaculture production activities are 
conducted in a harmonious, organized and balanced manner.  G/TBT/N/MEX/350  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : In accordance wit h the objective set out in Article 2, section IV of the General 
Law on Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture, the notified draft Mexican Official Standard 
establishes the terms and conditions for the responsible aquaculture production of Pacific 
bluefin tu na (Thunnus orientalis ) in floating cages in the waters of the Pacific Ocean under 
the federal jurisdiction of the United Mexican States.  
The notified draft Standard is compulsory  for permit and concession holders that capture  
Pacific bluefin tuna for the purposes of farming.  
It is also compulsory  for permit and concession holders that farm Pacific bluefin tuna in 
floating cages.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -001-SAG/PESC -2013, Pesca responsable de túnidos . 
Especificaciones para las ope raciones de pesca con red de cerco (Mexican Official 
Standard NOM -001-SAG/PESC -2013, Responsible tuna fishing . Specifications for 
purse -seine fishing operations), published in the Official Journal on 1 6 January 2 014; 
 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -009-SAG/PESC -2015, que establece el procedimiento 
para determinar las épocas y zonas de veda para la captura de las diferentes 
especies de la flora y fauna acuáticas, en aguas de jurisdicción federal de los Estados 
Unidos Mexicanos  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -009-SAG/PESC -2015 establishing 
the procedure to determine the seasons and areas closed to the capture of different 
species of aquatic flora and fauna in waters under the federal jurisdiction of the 
United Mexican States) published in the Official Journal ( Diario Oficial de la 
Federación ) on 1 2 February 2 016; 
 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -062-SAG/PESC -2014, para la utilización del Sistema de 
Localización y Monitoreo Satelital de Embarcaciones Pesqueras (Mexican Official 
Standard NOM -062-SAG/PESC -2014 on the use of t he satellite -based fishing vessel 
tracking and monitoring system) published in the Official Journal (Diario Oficial de la 
Federación ) on 3 July 2 015; 
 Decreto Promulgatorio de la Convención entre los Estados Unidos de América y la 
República de Costa Rica pa ra el Establecimiento de una Comisión Interamericana del 
Atún Tropical, suscrita en la ciudad de Washington, el treinta y uno de mayo de mil 
novecientos cuarenta y nueve  (Decree promulgating the Convention for the 
Establishment of an Inter -American Tropica l Tuna Commission signed between the 
United States of America and the Republic of Cost a Rica in Washington D.C. on 
31 May 1949), published in the Official Journal ( Diario Oficial de la Federación ) on 
19 July 1999;  
 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -059-SEMARNAT -2010, Protección ambiental - Especies 
nativas de México de flora y fauna silvestres - Categorías de riesgo y 
especificaciones para su inclusión, exclusión o cambio - Lista de especies en riesgo  
(Mexican Official Standard NOM -059-SEMARNAT -2010, Environmental  Protection - 
Species of wild flora and fauna native to Mexico - Risk categories and specifications 
for their inclusion, exclusion or amendment - List of species at risk), published in the 
Official Journal ( Diario Oficial de la Federación ) on 3 0 December 2 010. 
9. Proposed date of adoption : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard will be adopted 
upon its publication in the Official Journal as a final Mexican Official Standard.  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined.  
10. Final date for com ments : Up to 60 calendar days after its publication in the Official 
Journal ( 1 February 2 017).  G/TBT/N/MEX/350  
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  11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Secreta ría de Economía  
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad  
Dirección General de Normas  
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 43244  
Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715  
Website: http://www.economia -noms.gob.mx/?P=144  
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  and/or sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
Text available online at: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5470624&fecha=01/02/2017  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/MEX/17_0641_00_s.pdf