G/SPS/N/MEX/311/Add.1  
15 October 2018  
(18-6356) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 1 2 October 2 018, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Mexico . 
 
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Replies to the comments on and changes made to draft Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-000-
SAGARPA/SEMARNAT -2015 establishing the characteristics and requirements to be met by studies 
assessing the risks to the environment and biodiversity, and to animal, plant and aqua tic health, 
that may be caused by the experimental release of genetically modified organisms, published on 
3 January  2017 
Please be advised that, following the closure of the consultation period, the Mexican Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food has published replies to the 
comments received on draft Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-000-SAGARPA/SEMARNAT -2015 
establishing the characteristics and requirements to be met by studies assessing the risks to the 
environme nt and biodiversity, and to animal, plant and aquatic health, that may be caused by the 
experimental release of genetically modified organisms.  
https://members .wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/MEX/18_5377_00_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ]  Modification of final date for comments  
[ ]  Notification of adoption, publication, or entry into force of regulation  
[X]  Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ]  Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ]  Change in proposed date of adoption, publication, or date of entry into force  
[ ]  Other:  
Comment period : (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days . Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments , the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): Not applicable.  G/SPS/N/MEX/311/Add.1  
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification Autho rity, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other 
body:  
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad (Under -Secretariat for Competitiveness and 
Standardization)  
Dirección General de Normas  (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Pachuca N° 189, Col . Hipódromo Condesa  
Del. Cuauhtémoc, C.P. 06140 Ciudad de México  
Tel.: (+52 55) 5729 9100, Ext. 43244  
Email :  normasomc@economia.gob.mx  
 sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
 jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx  
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5540269&fecha=08/10/2018   
Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . 
Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad (Under -Secretariat for Competitiveness and 
Standardization)  
Dirección General de Normas  (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Pachuca N° 189, Col . Hipódromo Condesa  
Del. Cuauhtémoc, C.P. 06140 Ciudad de México  
Tel.: (+52 55) 5729 9100, Ext. 43244  
Email :  normasomc@economia.gob.mx  
 sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
 jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx  
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5540269&fecha=08/10/2018   
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