G/SPS/N/MEX/328  
3 January  2018 
(18-0009) 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 : Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria , 
SENASICA (National Health, Food Safety and Agrifood 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) : Brussels spro ut (Brassica oleracea  var. gemmifera ) seeds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : France  
5. Title of the notified document : Modificación de requisitos fitosanitarios para la 
importación de semillas de col de bruselas ( Brassica oleracea  var. gemmifera ) originaria y 
procedente de Francia (Amendment to the phytosanitary requirements for the importation 
into Mexico of Brussels sprout ( Brassica ole racea var. gemmifera ) seeds originating in and 
coming from France) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 1 
Text available from: http://www.senasica.gob.mx/  
https://www.gob.mx/senasica/documentos/consulta -publica -de-requisitos -fitosanitarios  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/MEX/18_0011_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Pursuant to the Decision establishing the module of 
phytosanitary requirements for the importation of goods regulated by t he 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, the current phytosanitary requirements for the importation 
into Mexico of Brussels sprout ( Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera ) seeds originating in and 
coming from France have been amended on the basis of an update to the phytosanitary 
requirements and a pest risk re -assessment.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] 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) : G/SPS/N/MEX/328  
- 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) : 60 calendar days after publication  
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 ): 60 calendar days after publication  
[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 ): 4 March 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:  
Comments should be sent to : rene.hernandez@senasica.gob.mx  
 medidasfito.dgsv@senasica.gob.mx  
Comments should be accompanied by technical and/or scientific evidence.  
13. 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 of Competitiveness 
and Standardizati on) 
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: http://www.senasica.gob.mx/  
https://www.gob.mx/senasica/documentos/consulta -publica -de-requisitos -fitosanitarios