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29 August  2019 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
SELF -DECLARATION AS A COUNTRY HISTORICALLY  
FREE FROM GLANDERS  
COMMUNICATION BY MEXICO  
The following communication, dated 29 August  2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Mexico. 
 
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1.  Pursuant to Article 6 of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 
on the subject of regional conditions, including pest - or disease -free areas  or areas of low pest or 
disease prevalence, and in keeping with the principle of transparency, we hereby notify the 
"Self-declaration  by Mexico as a  as a country historically free from Glanders ", recognized by the 
World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE ) on 13 June 2019. 
2.  The authority responsible for the self -declaration is the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development (SADER), acting through the National Agriculture and Food Health, Safety and Quality 
Service (SENASICA).  
3.  WTO Members are asked to use this Self-declaration as a reference in their commercial dealings 
with respect to livestock products from Mexico.  
4.  This communication is being submitted for purposes of transparency and in order to provide 
Members with further i nformation on the current regulatory process in Mexico.  
5.  The document is available at:  
 
- http://www.oie.int/es/sanidad -animal -en-el-mundo/autodeclaracion -de-estatus -para-
una-enfermedad ; 
- https://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/esp/Animal_Health_in_the_World/docs/pdf/Self -
declarations/2019_07_Mex_Muermo.pdf . 
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