. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MEX/141 
6 June 2008 
 (08-2672) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   MEXICO
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganaderí a, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y 
Alimentación, SAGARPA (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, 
Fisheries and Food) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
Comité Consultivo Nacional de Protección Fitosanitaria  (National Advisory Committee on 
Phytosanitary Protection) Guillermo Pérez Valenzuela No. 127 
Col. Del Carmen Coyoacán 
C.P. 04100, México, D.F. Tel.: 5905-1000, exts. 51322 and 51323 E-mail: saguilar@senasica.gob.mx  and/ or  irma.vargas@senasica.gob.mx 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Citrus products 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   OFICIO-Circular 
001-07, por el que se dan a conocer las zonas bajo control fitosanitario por presencia del 
pulgón café de los cítricos en  términos de lo establecido en  la NOM-031-FITO-2000, Por la 
que se establece la campaña contra el virus tristeza de los cítricos   (Circular Letter 
No. 001-07, listing the areas under phytosanitary  control owing to the presence of the Black 
Citrus Aphid, in accordance with Mexican Official Standard NOM-031-FITO-2000: Establishing the campaign against the Citrus Qu ick Decline Virus) (1 page, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   Pursuant to point 4.1 of th e above-mentioned Mexican Official 
Standard and owing to the presence of the Black  Citrus Aphid, the following have been 
classified as areas under phytosanitary control:  the States of Tabasco, Chiapas, Veracruz 
and Puebla and the towns of Matías Romero, Sa n Juan Guichicovi, San Juan Mazatlán, San 
Juan Cotzocon, Santiago Yaveo, San Juan Bau tista Tuxtepec, Loma Bonita, San Juan La 
Lana, Santiago Jocotepec, San José Chiltepec and Santa María Jacatepec in the State of 
Oaxaca. 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: -    
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal)  of 17 April 2008. 
Available at: http://www.dof.gob.mx . 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }- 
10. Final date for comments:   - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
General Directorate of Standards of the Ministry of the Economy: 
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729-9300, Ext. 43221 Fax: (+52) 55 5520-9715 Web site: http://www.economia-noms.gob.mx/ 
E-mail:  normasomc@economia.gob.mx   
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