G/SPS/N/MEX/3 24 
 
6 June  2017 
(17-2978) 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 numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  Aquatic crustaceans and the prod ucts and by -products 
thereof (whole prawns  - Macrobrachium rosenbergii ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Bangladesh  
5. Title of the notified  document:  Importación de langostino entero a los Estados Unidos 
Mexicanos (Importa tion of  whole prawns into the United Mexican States ) Language(s):  
Spanish  Number of pages:  1  
Text available at:  
http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/MEX/17_2562_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: , Precautionary measures seeking to prevent exotic diseases 
resulting from the  consumption of  whole  prawns .   
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X] protect territory 
from oth er 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 Organi sation 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, wheneve r possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/MEX/ 324 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 26 April 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 26 April 201 7 
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) : 5 August  2017 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Dirección de Importaciones y Exportaciones  
Dirección General de Salud Animal  
Boulevard Adolfo Ruiz Cortines No. 5010, Piso 5  
Colonia Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Delegación Coyoacán  
Ciudad de México, C.P. 04530  
Tel.: (+55) 59 05 10 00, Ext. 54921  
13. Text(s)  available from:  [ ] National Notification Authorit y, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Dirección de Importaciones y Exportaciones  
Dirección General de Salud Animal  
Boulevard Adolfo Ruiz Cortines No. 5010, Piso 5  
Colonia Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Delegación Coyoacán  
Ciudad de México, C.P. 04530  
Tel.: (+55) 59 05 10 00, Ext. 54921