. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/MEX/76
2 September 2003
(03-4571)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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:   Ministry of Health
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and 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:   General
Directorate of Standard s/Ministry of the Economy (DGN/SE) Enquiry Point.
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):  Non-alcoholic beverages
and frozen non-alcoholic beverages and concentrated products for the preparation thereof.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Mexican
Official Standard PROY-NOM-218-SSA1/SCFI-2002,  G oods and Services.  Non-Alcoholic
Beverages and Frozen Non-Alcoholic Beverages and Concentrated Products for thePreparation Thereof.  Sanitary Specifications.  Business Information  (40 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:   This draft Mexican Official Standard (NOM) establishes the
sanitary and nutritional specifications, test method, and sampling, packing and packaging
requirements for non-alc oholic flavoured beverages (including prepared and fresh waters and
sports drinks) and frozen non-alcoholic beverages and concentrated products for the
preparation thereof. It also specifies the sanitary and commercial information that must be
included on the labels of such products.
This draft Standard does not apply to products subject to specific sanitary regulations,
which must comply with the sanitary specifications laid down in each case by the Ministry ofHealth.
Upon final publication, compliance with this  Standard will be mandatory throughout
Mexican territory for natural and legal persons engaged in the production or importation of
such products.
This Standard is partially equivalent to  the following voluntary Mexican standards:
NMX-F-466-1984 "Food - Non-Alcoholic Beverages - Orangeade";
NMX-F-439-1983 "Food - Non-Alcoholic Beverages - Beverages and Soft Drinks -
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7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable
Control the sanitary quality of non-alcoholic beverages and frozen non-alcoholic
beverages and concentrated products for the preparation thereof in order to protect human
health and provide information to consumers with a view to preventing deceptive practices.
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of
22 August 2003.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not applicable
10. Final date for comments:   21 October 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of other body:
Web site:  www.economia.gob.mx/?P=85 (Standards catalogue).
E-mail: cidgn@economia.gob.mx