G/SPS/N/MEX/295  
 
25 January 2016  
(16-0497)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Castor oil ( Ricinus communis ) seeds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: China  
5. Title of the notified document: Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de semilla 
de higuerilla (Ricinus communis), originaria y procedente de China  (Phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation into Mexico of castor oil ( Ricinus communis ) 
seeds originating in and coming from China)  Language(s): Spanish  Number of 
pages: 1 
Text available at: 
http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/MEX/16_0312_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: Pursuant to the Decision establishing the module of 
phytosanitary requirements for the importatio n 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 2012, the phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation into Mexico of castor oil ( Ricinus communis ) seeds originating in and coming 
from China, established on the basis of a pe st risk analysis, have been submitted to 
public comment. Imports of castor oil seed s must be accompanied by a phytosanitary 
certificate, have been subjected to a phytosanitary treatment and meet certain requirements as regards packaging. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/MEX/295 
 
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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 number)   
[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) : Not applicable 
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) : Not applicable 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 March 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Comments may be sent to: medidasfito.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) 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 E-mail:  normasomc@economia.gob.mx 
Website:  http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456