Mexico: Mexico Amends the National List of Permitted Substances for Organic Agriculture

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   MX2023-0023

Note: A corrected version of this report was issued on 5/23/2023.  Please click here for correct version.  


On Tuesday, May 2, 2023, the Federal Registry published the amendments to Annex 1 of the National List of Permitted Substances for Organic Agriculture. The scope of the application is to have an updated regulation per the needs of the sector and the market and an equivalent national control system for organic, biological, or ecological production that facilitates the exports of organic products.

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