G/SPS/N/MEX/343  
25 May 2018 
(18-3130) 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  (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 ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applic able) : Orchid plants ( Phalaenopsis  spp.), tariff heading H S 060313  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Germany  
5. Title of the notified document : Modificación de Requisitos fitosanitarios para la 
importación de plantas de orquídeas (Phalaenopsis spp), originarias y procedentes de 
Alemania (Changes to the p hytosanitary requirements for the importation into Mexico of 
orchid plants ( Phalaenopsis spp.) originating in and coming from Germany) Language(s) : 
Spanish Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/MEX/18_2416_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Existing phytosanitary requirements for the importation of orchid 
plants (Phalaenopsis spp) originating in and coming from Germany have been amended on 
the basis of the results of a pest risk re -assessment pursuant to Article 11, pa ragraph 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 esta blece 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 Feb ruary 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 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  G/SPS/N/MEX/343  
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  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 ): 24 July 2 018 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Please email comments to rene.hernandez@senasica.gob.mx with copy to 
medidasfito.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx . Comments should be supported by technical and/or 
scientific evidence.  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of ot her body:  
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad (Under -Secretariat of Competitiveness 
and Standardization)  
Dirección General de Normas  (General Directorate 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  
Website: https://www.gob.mx/senasica  
https://www.gob.mx/senasica/documentos/consulta -publica -de-requisitos -fitosanitarios