Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-III§45 |
Mexico |
2017 |
Measures |
General environmental reference |
Chemicals |
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The SE (Ministry of the Economy) is responsible for issuing most non automatic licences (prior permits), although some of these are regulated and issued by other Ministries (Table 3.6). The lists of goods subject to non automatic licensing (prior permits) is reviewed on the basis of technical criteria at least once a year with a view to proposing to the Foreign Trade Commission that those considered unnecessary be abolished or others considered desirable be added. There is also an Interministerial Commission for the control of certain products such as pesticides, fertilizers and toxic substances. [30]
[30] Decision establishing the classification and coding of goods whose import and export are subject to regulation by the bodies comprising the Interministerial Commission for the Control of the Processing and Use of Pesticides, Fertilizers and Toxic Substances (published in the Official Journal of 12 April 2013; latest amendment published in the Official Journal of 5 February 2016).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.6 |
Mexico |
2017 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Chemicals, Forestry, Energy, Other |
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Table 3.6 Ministries issuing import permits, 2016
Ministry Product Decision establishing the classification and coding of the products/goods:
SEMARNAT Species listed in the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) appendices; forestry products and by products; toxic or hazardous substances or materials Goods whose import and export are subject to regulation by SEMARNAT (Official Journal of 19 December 2012, latest amendment published in the Official Journal of 24 March 2016).
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Nuclear materials and fuels, radioactive materials, and equipment that generates ionizing radiation Goods whose import and export are subject to regulation by the SENER (Official Journal of 2 March 2012, latest amendment published in the Official Journal of 2 March 2016).
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Note: SEMARNAT: Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources; SENER: Ministry of Energy; SAGARPA: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food.
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Forest
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MEAs
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-III§71 |
Mexico |
2017 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Not specified |
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Technical regulations (NOMs) are compiled in the Decisions; in addition, the DGN keeps a catalogue of NOMs. In cases of emergency, the competent agency may draw up a NOM directly, without the need for a preliminary draft or a draft. [51] Emergency NOMs remain valid for a maximum of six months and may be renewed for a further six months (Article 48 of the LFMN).
[51] Unexpected events that affect or threaten the objectives laid down by the LFMN (the safety of persons, human, animal or plant health, the environment and working conditions, or the conservation of natural resources, inter alia) are deemed to be emergencies (Articles 40 and 48 of the LFMN).
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Environment
Conservation
Natural resources
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-III§74 |
Mexico |
2017 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Energy, Manufacturing |
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Between the start of 2012 and 31 July 2016, Mexico notified to the WTO 108 technical regulations or draft technical regulations, of which 12 concerned conformity assessment procedures and eight were emergency NOMs. The emergency measures concerned: (...) pollution emission levels for motor vehicles; and test methods and parameters for the operation, maintenance and efficiency of gasoline (petrol) vapour recovery systems at service stations selling petrol to the public.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-III§81 |
Mexico |
2017 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Not specified |
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For the conformity assessment of NOMs and of technical provisions relating to telecommunications and broadcasting, conformity assessors must be accredited by the Mexican Accreditation Entity (EMA). The EMA accredits testing laboratories, calibration laboratories, clinical laboratories, verification units (inspection agencies) and certification bodies, proficiency test providers and greenhouse gas validation/verification bodies (GHG VVBs). These entities may be certification bodies, verification units and test or calibration laboratories (Articles 53 y 68 of the LFMN). Besides being accredited by the EMA, such entities must be approved by the competent authority in order to operate (Articles 68 and 69 of the LFMN).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.10 |
Mexico |
2017 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Not specified |
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Table 3.10 EMA (Mexican Accreditation Entity) mutual recognition agreements
Body Accreditation
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International Accreditation Forum (IAF) Certification bodies for quality management (2001), environmental management 2004), product certification (2004), and food safety (2015) systems
Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) Certification bodies for quality management (2001), environmental management (2004), product (2004), food safety (2014) and greenhouse gas validation/verification (2014) systems
Inter American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) Certification of quality management systems (2002), accreditation of product certification bodies (2008), environmental management systems (since 2008), accreditation of testing, calibration and clinical laboratories (since 2009), accreditation of verification units (since 2010) and accreditation of food safety certification bodies (2016)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.12 |
Mexico |
2017 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry |
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Table 3.12 Principal legal instruments governing the sanitary and phytosanitary system, 2016
Legislation Publication in the Official Journal Latest amendment published in the Official Journal
General Law on Sustainable Forestry Development (LGDFS) 25 February 2003 10 May 2016
Law on Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms 18 March 2005
Regulations implementing the Law on Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms 19 March 2008 6 March 2009
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Regulations implementing the General Law on Sustainable Forestry Development (LGDFS) 21 February 2005 31 October 2014
General Law on Sustainable Fishery and Aquaculture 24 July 2007 4 June 2015
Law on Organic Products 7 February 2006
Regulations implementing the Law on Organic Products 1 April 2010 8 April 2010
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Sustainable
Forest
Bio
Genetic
Fish
Organic
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.13 |
Mexico |
2017 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry |
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Table 3.13 Bodies responsible for the sanitary system, 2016
Body Function
National Agrifood Health, Safety and Quality Service (SENASICA) Implements and monitors compliance with the provisions on agrifood health, safety and quality in connection with plant, animal, fishery and aquaculture products and by products.
Issues NOMs, decisions and other legal provisions in order to prevent, control and combat pests and diseases that affect plant, animal, aquaculture and fishery species.
Determines the requirements, quarantine regulations and sanitary safety measures.
Protects agricultural, aquaculture and livestock resources from pests and diseases of quarantine and economic importance.
Regulates and promotes the implementation and certification of risk reduction systems for food contamination and agrifood quality.
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Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) Responsible for national forest health policy.
Issues NOMs on forestry and the soil.
Issues phytosanitary documents needed for the movement, import or export of regulated forest products and by products.
Interministerial Commission on Biosafety and Genetically Modified Organisms (CIBIOGEM) Responsible for coordinating policy on the production, consumption, import, export and movement of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
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Fish
Environment
Forest
Bio
Genetic
Wildlife
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-III§88 |
Mexico |
2017 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry |
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In 2012, the National Advisory Committee on Agrifood Standardization (CCNNA) was established under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), and the previously existing Committees for plant and animal health protection were merged to create a single Committee. The CCNNA is assisted by various specialized sub committees for issuing NOMs, namely: the Animal Health Protection Sub Committee, the Plant Health Protection Sub Committee, the Responsible Fisheries Sub Committee, and the Biosafety, Organic and Bioenergy Products Sub Committee, as well as ad hoc specialized sub committees that assist the CCNNA as necessary. These sub committees closely monitor needs in terms of standardization relating to health, quality and safety in the domestic and export agrifood markets. The National Advisory Committee on Environmental and Natural Resource Standardization (COMARNAT) prepares NOMs on forestry issues.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-III§90 |
Mexico |
2017 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Agriculture, Forestry |
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The policy on plant and animal health and GMOs seeks to reduce risks for agricultural and forestry production and public health, boost productivity in the sectors and facilitate domestic and international marketing of these products. To this end, measures and programmes are implemented to prevent pests and diseases from entering Mexico and to control and eradicate those that exist in the country, and to accredit, both nationally and internationally, the sanitary quality of domestic and imported products and products containing GMOs.
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