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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MEX/206/Add.3 
12 November 2010 
 
 (10-6042) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 8 November 2010, is being circulated at the 
request of the delegation of Mexico
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Sanitary regulations for the impor tation into Mexico of natural Christmas trees of species of the 
genera Pinus and Abies and the species Pseudotsuga menziesii  
 On 6 November 2010, the Mexican Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources 
published in the Official Journal ( Diario Oficial de la Federación ) the Mexican Official Standard 
NOM-013-SEMARNAT-2010 "Establishing sanitary regulations for the importation into Mexico of 
natural Christmas trees of species of the genera Pinus and Abies and the species Pseudotsuga 
menziesii ". 
 This Mexican Official Standard will enter into force on 7 November 2010. 
Mexican Official Standard NOM-013- SEMARNAT-2010 revokes Mexican Official 
Standard NOM-013-SEMARNAT-2004 "Establishing sanita ry regulations for the importation into 
Mexico of natural Christmas trees of species of the genera Pinus and Abies and the species 
Pseudotsuga menziesii ", published in the Official Journal on 27 October 2004. 
 http://dof.gob.mx/index.php? year=2010&month=11&day=06  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/MEX/10_4277_00_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] 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: G/SPS/N/MEX/206/Add.3 
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  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 cale ndar days.  Under other circumstances, such as 
extension of originally announced final date fo r 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. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comm ents:  [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other 
body: 
Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales 
Boulevard Adolfo Ruiz Cortines número 4209, 5o. piso Colonia Jardines en la Montaña, Delegación Tlalpan Código postal 14210, Distrito Federal E-mail: arboles_navidad@semarnat.gob.mx 
Website: http://www.semarnat.gob.mx/
 
 
Text available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Secretaría de Economía 
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. 43217 
Fax: +(52 55) 5520 9715 
E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx or jesus.figueroa@economia.gob.mx Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/swb/es/economia/p_Competitividad_y_Normatividad
 
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