G/SPS/N/MEX/257  
30 April 2014  
(14-2647)  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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Pumpkin ( Cucurbita pepo  L.) seed 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Thailand  
5. Title of the notified document: Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de semilla 
de calabacita (Cucurbita pepo L.), originaria y procedente de Tailandia  (Phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation of pumpkin ( Cucurbita pepo  L.) seed originating in and 
coming from Thailand) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 1 
http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/MEX/14_2142_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: Pursuant to the "Agreement establishing the module for 
phytosanitary requirements governing the impo rtation of goods regulated by the Ministry 
of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food in relation to plant 
health", published in the Mexican Official Jo urnal on 7 February 2012, the phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation into Mexico of pumpkin ( Cucurbita pepo  L.) seed 
originating in and coming from Thailand, established on the basis of a pest risk analysis, 
have been submitted to public comment. 
Pumpkin ( Cucurbita pepo  L.) seed must also be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate 
issued by the Thai plant health authority stating that the pumpkin seed originates in and 
comes from Thailand, that it has undergone inspection and that it has been found to be free of Didymella bryoniae and Acid ovorax avenae subsp. citrulli. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/MEX/257 
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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 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: 
http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456%20  (in Spanish) 
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. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  To be determined. 
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 29 June 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email 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 email 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 
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  
Website: http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456