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G/SPS/N/MEX/161/Add.2  
11 January 2013 
 (13-0185) 
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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Amendment to sections 4 and 6.10.4, addition of section 3.0 and removal of section 2.8 of Mexican 
Official Standard NOM-194-SSA1-2004:  "Goods and services.  Sanitary specifications for 
establishments engaged in the slaughter and prepara tion of animals for the market and the storage, 
transport and retailing of the products thereof.   Sanitary specifications for such products" 
 Following the publication in the Official Journal ( Diario Oficial de la Federación ) 
on 16 July 2012 of the Agreement establishing th e additives and processing aids in food, beverages 
and food supplements, the use thereof and hea lth provisions, it has become necessary to amend 
sections 4 and 6.10.4 of and to add sec tion 3.0 to Mexican Official Standard 
NOM-194-SSA1-2004, "Goods and services.  Sanitary specifications for establishments engaged in 
the slaughter and preparation of animals for the ma rket and the storage, transport and retailing of 
the products thereof.  Sanitary specifications fo r such products".  The amendments concern the 
definitions, symbols and abbreviations and specifications. 
 The notified amendment was published in the Official Journal on 26 December 2012 and 
entered into force on the day following its publication. 
 Text available at: 
 http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2013/sps/MEX/13_0138_00_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication 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/161/Add.2 
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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 comm ents:  [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
 Not applicable. 
Text available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [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, Naucalpan 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=5283380&f echa=26/12/2012 
 
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