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G/SPS/N/MEX/217/Add.7  
11 January 2013 
 (13-0193) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum 
  
 The following communication, received on 9 January 2013, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of Mexico. 
 
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Amendments to sections 3.2, 3.10, 3.33, 4, 5.1. 1 and 5.2.7.ii.1), addition of section 5.1.5 and 
removal of sections 5.2.2.8, 5.2.3.4 and 5.2.4. 5 and Regulatory Appendix A of Mexican Official 
Standard NOM-247-SSA1-2008:  Goods and services.  Cereals and cereal products.  Cereals and 
cereal and semolina flours.  Foods prepared from ce reals, edible seeds, flour, semolina or mixtures 
thereof.  Bakery products.  Health and nutritiona l provisions and specifications.  Test methods. 
 
 Since the publication in the Official Journal ( Diario Oficial de la Federación ), on 
16 July 2012, of the agreement establishing the a dditives and processing aids in food, beverages and 
food supplements, the use thereof and health provisions, it has become necessary to amend 
sections 3.2, 3.10, 3.33, 4, 5.1.1 and 5.2.7.ii.1), add section 5.1.5 and remove se ctions 5.2.2.8, 5.2.3.4 
and 5.2.4.5 and Regulatory Appendix A of Mexica n Official Standard NOM-247-SSA1-2008:  Goods 
and services.  Cereals and cereal products.  Cereal s and cereal and semolina flours.  Foods prepared 
from cereals, edible seeds, flour , semolina or mixtures thereof.  Bakery products.  Health and 
nutritional provisions and specifications.  Test methods.   The above amendment was published in the Official Journal on 27 December 2012 and 
entered into force on the day following its publication. 
  http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2013/sps/MEX/13_0142_00_s.pdf  
 
This addendum concerns a : 
 
 [ ] Modification of final date for comments  [ ] Notification of adoption, publicatio n or entry into force of regulation 
 [ X] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation 
 [ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
 [ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication, or date of entry into force 
 [ ] Other:  G/SPS/N/MEX/217/Add.7 
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  Comment period:  (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure in 
terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments 
should be provided, normally of at least 60 cale ndar days.  Under other circumstances, such as 
extension of originally announced final date fo r comments, the comment period provided in the 
addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax num ber and e-mail address (if available) of other 
body: 
 Not applicable.  
Text available from:  [ ] National Notification Au thority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, 
fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
 Secretaría de Economía 
 Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad 
 Dirección General de Normas 
 Av. Puente de Tecamachalco 6,  Piso 2 Lomas de Tecamachalco 
 Sección Fuentes, C.P. 53950 Naucal pan de Juárez, Estado de México 
 Tel.: (+52) 55 5729-9100, Ext. 43220  E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  Website: " http://www.economia.gob.mx/comunidad-negocios/normalizacion/catalogo-
mexicano-de-normas " 
  http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle. php?codigo=5283480&f echa=27/12/2012 
 
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