G/SPS/N/MEX/31 7 
 
13 March  2017 
(17-1425) 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):  Rice 
4. Regions or countries li kely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Argentina  
5. Title of the notified document:  Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de grano 
de arroz (Oryza sativa) palay, ori ginario y procedente de Argentina (Phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation into Mexico of paddy rice (Oryza sativa ) 
originating in and coming from  Argentina ) Language(s):  Spanish   Number of 
pages:  2  
Text available at:  
http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/MEX/17_1244_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Pursuant t o 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 mód ulo 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 phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation into Mexico of paddy rice (Oryza sativa ) originating  in and coming from  
Argentina , established on the basis of a pest risk analysis, have been submitted to public 
comment. Imports of paddy rice must be acc ompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, 
have been subjected to a phytosanitary treatment and meet certain packaging 
requirements.   
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/MEX/ 317 
 
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  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) :  
[ ] Worl d 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 standa rd?  
[ ] 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  
Prop osed 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) : 12 May  2017 
Agency or authority designated to handle 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. Text(s)  available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [  ] 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