G/SPS/N/MEX/392  
20 April 2021 
(21-3393) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : MEXICO  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y 
Alimentación  (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 should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Animal offal  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : PROYECTO de Modificación a la Norma Oficial  Mexicana 
NOM-060-ZOO-1999, Especificaciones zoosanitarias para la transformación de despojos 
animales y su empleo en la alimentación animal (Draft amendment to Mexican Official 
Standard NOM -060-ZOO-1999, Animal health specifications for the processing of animal 
offal) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 9 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/MEX/21_2874_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Mexican Official Standard is binding throughout the 
national territory and establishes specifications to regulate the use and processing of 
animal offal and by -products, and the marketing of flour and meal of animal origin and 
their u se in animal feed, in order to ensure that these processes do not constitute an 
animal health risk with regard to transmissible spongiform encephalopathy.  
It applies to natural and legal persons responsible for establishments processing or 
rendering tissues of animal origin, slaughter, cutting and processing plants that produce 
offal, whether or not they have their own rendering plant, and establishments marketing 
meat, bone or mixed flour or meal, whether of domestic or imported origin, as well as 
those engaged in the manufacture and marketing of animal feed, whether commercially 
or for their own use.  
The Standard does not apply to fat, processed tallow, milk protein, gelatine, fish flour, 
feather meal or animal blood and its components.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [X]  animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/MEX/392  
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify th e standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard : There is a partial concordance with Chapter 11.4 of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code regarding bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
− NOM-008-SCFI-2002, Norma Oficial Mexicana Sistema General de Unidades de 
Medida , published in the Official Journal on 2 7 November 2 002. 
− NOM-009-ZOO-1994, Proceso sanitario de la carne , published in the Official Journal 
on 16 November 1 994 and the amendments thereto of 1 2 November 1 996 and 3 1 
July 2 007. 
− NOM-012-ZOO-1994, Especificaciones para la regulación de productos químicos, 
farmacéuticos, biológicos y alimenticios para uso en animales o consumo por estos , 
published in the Official Journal on 2 7 January 2 004. 
− NOM-022-ZOO-1996, Característic as y especificaciones zoosanitarias para las 
instalaciones, equipo y operación de establecimientos que comercializan productos 
químicos, farmacéuticos, biológicos y alimenticios para uso en animales o consumo 
por estos , published in the Official Journal on  31 January 1 996. 
− NOM-031-ZOO-1995, Campaña Nacional contra la Tuberculosis Bovina 
(Mycobacterium bovis) , published in the Official Journal on 8 March 1 996 and the 
amendment thereto of 2 7 August 1 998. 
− NOM-041-ZOO-1995, Campaña Nacional contra la Brucelosis  en los animales , 
published in the Official Journal on 2 0 August 1 996 and the amendment thereto of 6 
February 2 004. 
− ACUERDO por el que se da a conocer la campaña y las medidas zoosanitarias que 
deberán aplicarse para el diagnóstico, prevención, control y e rradicación de la 
Influenza Aviar Notificable, en las zonas del territorio de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos 
en las que se encuentre presente esa enfermedad , published in the Official Journal 
on 21 June 2 011. 
− Acuerdo mediante el cual se dan a conocer en los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, las 
enfermedades y plagas exóticas y endémicas de notificación obligatoria de los 
animales terrestres y acuáticos  (Decision listing the exotic and endemic terrestrial 
and aquatic animal diseases and pests notifiable in the United Mexican States), 
published in the Official Journal on 4 May 2 016. 
− MODIFICACION a la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -046-ZOO-1995, Sistema Nacional 
de Vigilancia Epizootiológica , published in the Official Journal on 2 9 January 2 001. 
− ACUERDO por el que se exenta del Certificado Zoosanitario de Movilización de bienes 
de origen animal procedentes de establecimientos Tipo Inspección Federal, así como 
a las vísceras, despojos y harinas de origen animal provenientes de establecimientos 
dedicados al sacrificio de  animales y de procesamiento de bienes de origen animal, o 
que tengan como destino plantas de rendimiento autorizadas o internacionales 
reconocidas , published in the Official Journal on 3 1 May 2 013 
(available in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/ mm/yy) : To be determined  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  G/SPS/N/MEX/392  
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 June 2 021 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email addr ess 
(if available) of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Dirección General de Normas (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Calle Pachuca número 189, pisos 7, y 12, Colonia Condesa  
Demarcación Territorial Cuauhtémoc  
Código Postal 06140 - Ciudad de México  
Tel.: (+52 55) 5729 9100, Ext. 13217/13264  
Email:  
 César Osvaldo Orozco Arce cesar.orozco@economia.gob.mx   
 Tania Daniela Fosado Soriano tania.fosado@economia.gob.mx   
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if availabl e) of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Dirección General de Normas (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Calle Pachuca número 189, pisos 7, y 12, Colonia Condesa  
Demarcación Territorial Cuauhtémoc  
Código Postal 06140 - Ciudad de México  
Tel.: (+52 55) 5729 9100, Ext. 13217/13264  
Email:  
 César Osvaldo Orozco Arce cesar.orozco@economia.gob.mx   
 Tania Daniela Fosado Soriano tania.fosado@economia.gob.mx