WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/MEX/230 
19 October 2012 
 (12-5690) 
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 Economía y Secretar ía de Agricultura, Ganadería, 
Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación (Ministry of the Economy and Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Chemicals, pharmaceuticals and biologics for animal use;  animals, products 
of animal origin or feed for animal cons umption;  aquatic species and the products and 
byproducts thereof, inter alia . 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document:  Acuerdo que establece la clasificación arancelaria y 
codificación de mercancías cuya importación está sujeta a regulación por parte de la 
Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo  Rural, Pesca y Alimentación, a través 
del Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, I nocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (Agreement 
establishing the tariff classification and coding of goods the importation of which is subject 
to regulation by the Ministry of Agriculture,  Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and 
Food through the National Agriculture and Fo od Health, Safety and Quality Service) 
Language(s):  Spanish  Number of pages:  57 
Text available at: 
http://dof.gob.mx/index.php? year=2012&month=09&day=03 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/MEX/12_4122_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content:  The notified  Agreement establishes the products which are 
subject to control by the Ministry of Agricu lture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries 
and Food in terms of the coding and descripti on of the relevant tariff headings under the 
General Import and Export Tax Law ( Ley de los Impuestos Generales de Importación y de 
Exportación ) currently in force.  In order to a fford users and foreign trade authorities 
greater legal certainty in the implementation of  the Agreement, the Agreement needs to be 
updated in order to adapt the tariff headi ngs which were altered pursuant to the 
Fifth Amendment to the Nomenclature of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System adopted by Member States of the World Customs Organization. G/SPS/N/MEX/230 
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   The notified  Agreement establishes the classifica tion and coding of products the 
importation of which into Mexican territory is: 
(1)  subject to compliance with the requireme nts set out in the animal health import 
requirements consultation module ( Módulo de Consulta de Requisitos 
Zoosanitarios para la Importación, MCRZI ) or in the animal health requirement 
sheet ( Hoja de Requisitos Zoosanitarios ) issued by the Directorate-General of 
Animal Health of the National Agricultu re and Food Health, Safety and Quality 
Service ( Dirección General de Salud Animal de l Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, 
Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria );  or 
(2)   subject to compliance with the requirements set out in the module of import 
requirements for aquatic species ( Módulo de Requisitos para la Importación de 
Especies Acuáticas );  or 
(3)   regulated at the point of entry by th e Directorate-General of Plant Health of the 
National Agriculture and Food Health , Safety and Quality Service ( Dirección 
General de Sanidad Vegetal del Servic io Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y 
Calidad Agroalimentaria );  or 
(4)   subject to compliance with the requ irements set out in the phytosanitary import 
requirements module ( Módulo de Requisitos Fitosanitarios para la Importación ). 
Compliance with the provisions of the Agreement does not provide exemption from 
compliance with any other requirement or re gulation governing the importation of goods, in 
accordance with the applicable legal provisions. 
The notified  Agreement was published in the Mexican Official Journal 
on 3 September 2012 and entered into force on this date.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [X] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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. 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 relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
 Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  3 September 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  3 September 2012  G/SPS/N/MEX/230 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  3 September 2012 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable. 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.   Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: