. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MEX/192
12 March 2003
(03-1396)
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 Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and
Food (SAGARPA)
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):
Chemical, pharmaceutical, biological  and food products for animal use
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
trading partner marketing chemical, pharmaceutical, biological and food products for animaluse or consumption.
5. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Amendment to Mexican
Official Standard NOM-012-ZOO-1993, Specifica tions for the Regulation of Chemical,
Pharmaceutical, Biological and Food Products for Animal Use or Consumption  (8 pages, in
Spanish).
6. Description of content:  The definitive version of the  Mexican Official Standard to which
this amendment refers was published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official
Journal) on 17 January 1997 and became mandatory throughout the national territory the
following day. Its main objective is to establish production and quality control specifications
for chemical, pharmaceutical, biological and food products for animal use or consumption in
order to protect animal health by preventing risks thereto. This  Mexican Official Standard
applies to all establishments engaged in the production, importation, packaging and storage
for distribution and marketing purposes of chemical, pharmaceutical, biological and food
products for animal use or consumption which constitute an animal health risk.
The purpose of this draft amendment is to introduce new rules on definitions,
conformity assessment and labelling.
Given the nature of its content, this draft amendment has been notified concurrently
to the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade.
7. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,
[   ] protect territory from other damage from pests
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[    ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [    ] Office International des Epizooties,[    ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:G/SPS/N/MEX/192
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Diario Oficial de la
Federación  (Official Journal) of 17 February 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:  18 April 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:
Web site:  www.economia.gob.mx/?P=85  (Standards catalogue)
E-mail:  cidgn@economia.gob.mx