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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MEX/168
2 March 2001
(01-1029)
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
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).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Animals and animal products
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Amendment of Mexican Official
Standard NOM-046-ZOO-1995, National Monitoring System for Epizootics, published
19 February 1997 (10 pages)
5. Description of content:  This Standard is compulsory throughout Mexican territory and is
designed to establish the characteristics, criteria, procedure and operation of the National
Epidemiological Monitoring System.
The Standard also specifies criteria for the epidemiological monitoring of diseases
and pests, and of all incidents and emergencies which affect or endanger animal health andwhich, because of their extent and impact, inclusion in national or international agreements
or existing national animal health campaigns or specific animal health programmes, are
covered by the National Epidemiological Monitoring System.
All veterinary surgeons (generalists and livestock specialists), test centres,
certification bodies, universities, higher education institutions, research and teaching
centres, diagnosis laboratories, Federal Inspection packing and other facilities, private and
municipal slaughter houses, animal storage centres, markets, fair and exhibition sites, andall natural or legal persons involved in handling, marketing and making use of animals or
products and by-products thereof, as well as the general public, are subject to the provisions
of this Standard.
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           G/SPS/N/MEX/168
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8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Diario Oficial de la
Federación (Official Journal), 29 January 2001.  (Spanish)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 January 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  30 January 2001
11. Final date for comments:  Not applicable
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: http://www.secofi.gob.mx/dgn1.html (Standards Catalogue)