G/SPS/N/MEX/357  
5 September  2018 
(18-5556) 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) : Raspberry ( Rubus idaeus ) roots  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Italy 
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos fitosanitarios  para la importación de raíces de 
frambuesa (Rubus idaeus) originarias y procedentes de Italia  (Phytosanitary requirements 
for the importation into Mexico of raspberry ( Rubus idaeus ) roots originating in and coming 
from Italy) . Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/MEX/18_4745_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : On the basis of  a pest risk analysis, phytosanitary requirements 
were established for the importation into Mexico of raspberry ( Rubus idaeus ) roots 
originating in and coming from Italy.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [ ] animal health , [ ] plant protection , [X] 
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  
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:  G/SPS/N/MEX/357  
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  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 ): 4 November 2 018 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and ema il address (if 
available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria , SENASICA (National 
Agriculture and Food Health, Safety and Quality Service)  
Comments may be emailed to rene.hernandez@senasica.gob.mx with copy to 
medidasfito.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx.  
Comments must be supported by technical and/or scientific evidence.  
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)  
Av. Puente de Tecamachalco 6, Piso 2, Lomas de Tecamachalco  
Sección Fuente s, 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  
Texts available at: https://www.gob.mx/senasica  
https://www.gob.mx/senasica/documentos/consulta -publica -de-requisitos -fitosanitarios