G/TBT/N/MEX/338  
19 December 2016  
(16-6899) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : MEXICO  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible : Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería , Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y 
Alimentación  (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to hand le comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above : Comité 
Consultivo Nacional de Normalización de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales  (National 
Advisory Committee on Standardization for the Environment and Natural Resources)  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Turtle 
excluder devices (tari ff heading 9805)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Norma Oficial 
Mexicana NOM -061-SAG-PESC/SEMARNAT -2016, Especificaciones técnicas de los 
excluidores de tortugas marinas utilizados por la flota de arrastre camaronera en aguas de 
jurisdicción federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -061-
SAG-PESC/SEMARNAT -2016: Technical specifications for turtle excluder devices used by 
the shrimp trawling fleet i n waters under the federal jurisdiction of the United Mexican 
States) (11 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The Federal Government has established a set of regulations and 
technical processes to protect, conserve and foster the recovery of populations of various 
species of sea turtles and their nesting areas . The regulations and processes seek to 
ensure that  fishing activities have as little impact as possible on these populations.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified Mexican Of ficial Standard establishes the technical specifications 
to be met by rigid turtle excluder devices (TEDs) that are installed in trawl nets used in 
commercial and didactic shrimp fishing operations in wa ters under federal jurisdiction , with 
a view to prote cting sea turtle populations and reducing the incidental capture of these 
creatures.  
The Standard is binding on permit and concession  holders that fish shrimp using trawl nets 
in waters under the federal jurisdiction of the United Mexican States.  G/TBT/N/MEX/338  
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  8. Relevant documents : Mexican Official Standard NOM -002-SAG/PESC -2013 on the fishing 
of shrimp species in waters under the federal jurisdiction of the United Mexican States, 
published in the Official Journal ( Diario Oficial de la Federación ) on 1 1 July 2 013. 
Mexican Official Standard NOM -062-SAG/PESC -2014 on the use of the satellite -based 
fishing vessel tracking and monitoring system, published in the Official Journal on 
3 July 2015.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard wil l be adopted 
upon its publication in the Official Journal as a final Mexican Official Standard.  
Proposed date of entry into force : The notified Mexican Official Standard will enter into 
force 60 calendar days after its publication in the Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments : - 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía  
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad  
Dirección General de Normas  
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 43244  
Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715  
Website: http://www.economia -noms.gob.mx/?P=144  
Email: normasomc@e conomia.gob.mx  and/or sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
Text available online at:  
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?c odigo=5465137&fecha=13/12/2016  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/MEX/16_5152_00_s.pdf