G/SPS/N/MEX/276  
 
14 April 2015  
(15-1999)  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 , SAGARPA (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 nu mbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Radish ( Raphanus sativus  L.) seeds 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Italy and the Netherlands  
5. Title of the notified document: Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de semilla 
de rábano (Raphanus sativus L.) originaria de Italia y procedente de Holanda 
(Phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Mexico of radish ( Raphanus sativus  
L.) seeds originating in Italy and coming from the Netherlands)  Language(s):  Spanish   
Number of pages: 1  
Text available at:   
http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/MEX/15_1578_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: Pursuant to the Decision establishing the module of 
phytosanitary requirements for the importation of goods regulated by the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries 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 2012, the phytosanitar y requirements for the importation into 
Mexico of radish ( Raphanus sativus  L.) seeds originating in Italy and coming from the 
Netherlands, established on the basis of a pe st risk analysis, have been submitted to 
public comment.  
Radish ( Raphanus sativus  L.) seeds require a phytosanitary certificate issued by the Dutch 
National Plant Protection Organization with an additional declaration stating that "The 
radish ( Raphanus sativus  L.) seeds originate from Italy and have been selected, treated 
and packaged in the Netherlands. They have undergone inspection and have been found free from Alternaria brassicicola, Alternaria japonica, Mycosphaerella brassicicola, 
Xanthomonas campestris  pv. raphani  and Radish yellow edge virus".  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety , [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] prot ect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/MEX/276 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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:  
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/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 June 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Comments may be sent to:  
medidasfito.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx  
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad 
Dirección General de Normas 
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. 43220 
E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx Website: http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456