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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MEX/199
29 August 2003
(03-4545)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   MEXICO
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health (SSA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):
Processed fishery products
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
trading partner marketing processed fishery products
5. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Mexican Official Standard
PROY-NOM-215-SSA1-2002,  Goods and Services .  Processed Fishery Products.  Health
Specifications   (22 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  This draft Mexican Official Standard (NOM) establishes the health
specifications for processed fishery products. These specifications define the restrictions on
and maximum permissible limits with regard to the microbiological organisms, foreign
matter, food additives and contaminants (heavy metals and metalloids) present in these
products.
It also establishes the nutritional specifications, test methods, and sampling, packing,
packaging and labelling requirements for these products.
Upon final publication, compliance with this Standard will be mandatory throug hout
Mexican territory for natural and legal persons engaged in the production or importation of
such products.
This draft Standard is partially equivalent to the following international standards:
Codex Alimentarius, ALINORM 01/18:
* Appendix V  Proposed Draft Code of  Practice for Fish and Fishery Products;
* Appendix III  Proposed Draft Amendment to the Standard for Canned Sardines and
Sardine-Type Products;
* Appendix VI  Proposed Draft Standard for Salted Atlantic Herring and Salted Sprats.Codex Alimentarius, ALINORM 95/18:
* Appendix VII  Draft Revised Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers), Fish
Portions and Fish Fillets - Breaded or in Batter;
* Appendix IX  Draft Revised Standard for Canned Crab Meat;
* Appendix X  Draft Revised Standard for Canned Finfish;
* Appendix XI  Draft Revised Standard for Canned Salmon;G/SPS/N/MEX/199
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6. Description of content (cont'd):
* Appendix XIV  Draft Revised Standard for Canned Tuna and Bonito;
* Appendix XV  Draft Revised Standard for Salted Fish and Dried Salted Fish of the
Gadidae  Family of Fish.
7. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [    ] Office International des Epizooties,
[    ] International Plant Protection Convention, [  ] None
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Diario Oficial de la
Federación  (Official Journal) of 20 August 2003 (available in Spanish).
9. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined
11. Final date for comments:  19 October 2003
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Website:  www.economia.gob.mx/?P=85  (Standards catalogue)
E-mail:  cidgn@economia.gob.mx