G/SPS/N/MEX/365  
1 February  2019 
(19-0593) 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 y Desarrollo Rural/Servicio Nacional de 
Sanidad Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria  (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development/National Agrifood Health, Safety and Quality Service)  
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) : Kiwifruit ( Actinidia Chinensis  and A. deliciosa ) - Tariff heading : 
081050  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Spe cific regions or countries : Italy 
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de fruto 
fresco de Kiwi (Actinidia chinensis y A. deliciosa), originario y procedente de Italia 
(Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of fresh kiwifruit ( Actinidia 
chinensis  y A. deliciosa ) originating in and coming from Italy) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 2 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/MEX/19_0587_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The phytosanitary requirements for the importation of fresh 
kiwifruit ( Actinidia chinensis  y A. deliciosa ) originating in and coming from Italy were 
established on the basis of the results of a pest risk assessment pursuant to Article 11, 
paragraph 1 of 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 módulo 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 2 012. 
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] 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 se rial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : G/SPS/N/MEX/365  
- 2 - 
  [ ] 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:  
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 ): 2 April 2 019 
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  (National Agrifood 
Health, Safety and Quality Service)  
Rene Hernandez Ruíz, Email : rene.hernandez@senasica.gob.mx, with copy  to: 
medidasfito.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx  
Information available at:  
http://www.gob.mx/senasica/documentos/consulta -publica -de-requisitos -fitosanitar ios. 
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Dirección General de Normas  (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 43244  
Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715  
Email : normasomc@economia.gob.mx  
 sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
 jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/comunidad -negocios/normalizacion/catalogo -
mexicano -de-normas  
 
Text available at:  
http://www.gob.mx/senasica/documentos/consulta -publica -de-requisitos -fitosanitarios