G/SPS/N/MEX/355  
31 July 2018 
(18-4812) 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)/ Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria , SENASICA 
(National Agriculture and Food Health, Safety and Quality Service)  
3. Products co vered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Fresh or frozen shrimp . HS headings concerned:  030616, 030617, 
030626 and 030627.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Honduras  
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos de sanidad acuícola para la importación de 
camarón fresco o congelado, originario y procedente de Honduras  (Aquatic health 
requirements for the importation into Mexico of fresh or frozen shrimp originating in and 
coming from Honduras) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/MEX/18_4079_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Aquatic health requirements for the importation into Mexico of 
fresh or frozen shrimp originating in and coming from Honduras.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
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:   G/SPS/N/MEX/355  
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  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.  
[ ] 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 ): 29 Sept ember 2 018 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email 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  reqacuicola.dgsa@senasica.gob.mx with copy to 
rene.hernandez@senasica.gob.mx.  
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 of Competitiveness 
and Standardization)  
Dirección General de Normas  (Directorate -General of Standards)  
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. 43244  
Email : normasomc@economia.gob.mx  
 sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
 jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx  
 reqacuicola.dgsa@senasica.gob.mx