. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MEX/210 
20 April 2005 
 (05-1625) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  MEXICO
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:        
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries 
and Food (SAGARPA)  
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):  All products regulated by the Official Mexican Animal Health Standards 
issued by SAGARPA.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries whose nationals export products to Mexico that are regulated by Mexican Official Animal Health Standards.   
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Amendment to the 
Procedures for Assessing Conformity with the Official Mexican Animal Health Standards Falling Within the Sphere of Competence of th e Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural 
Development, Fisheries and Fo od (14 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  This draft amendment seeks to update the procedures for assessing 
conformity with the Official Mexican Animal Health Standards falling within the sphere of 
competence of SAGARPA, with the aim of improving the guidelines and requirements for determining the compliance with such Standards.   
 Chapter Three of this draft Amendment pr ovides for the possibility of conformity 
with Official Mexican Animal Health Standards being assessed by means of opinions, 
reports on results, animal health certificates fo r the movement or importation of animals and 
animal products, by-products and inputs, animal health certificates (issued at the request of the interested party) for the export of animal s and animal products, by-products and inputs, 
and animal health certificates for processes,  products, equipment and services and animals 
and animal products, by-products and inputs.   
7. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests        
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:        G/SPS/N/MEX/210 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Official Journal of 
the Federation, 8 April 2005 (available in Spanish).   
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be confirmed  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be confirmed  
12. Final date for comments:  7 June 2005  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification 
authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:        
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Web site: www.economia.gob.mx/? P=85 (Standards Catalogue) 
E-mail: cidgn@economia.gob.mx