G/SPS/N/MEX/255  
14 February 2014  
(14-0913)  Page: 1/2  
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 Salud  (Ministry of Health) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Water and ice for human consumption. 
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 Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-201-
SSA1-2013, Productos y servicios. Agua y hielo para consumo humano, envasados y a 
granel. Especificaciones sanitarias  (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-201-SSA1-
2013: Products and services. Water and ice for human consumption, packaged and in bulk. Sanitary specifications) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 114 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/MEX/14_0813_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The notified text establishes the characteristics of and sanitary 
specifications for water and ice for human consumption marketed in pre-packaged form or in bulk, and establishments engaged in the processing or importation of these products. 
It is binding throughout Mexican territory on natural and legal persons engaged in the 
processing or importation of these products. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission ( e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ) CODEX STAN 108-1981. Revisions 1997, 2008. 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM No. ) 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
[X] Yes [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/MEX/255 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-008-SCFI-2002, Sistema General de Unidades de Medida  
(Mexican Official Standard NOM-008-SCFI-2002: General system of units of 
measurement). 
 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-026-STPS-2008, Colores y señales de seguridad e 
higiene, e identificación de riesgos por fluidos conducidos en tuberías  (Mexican Official 
Standard NOM-026-STPS-2008: Signs and colours for safety and health, and 
identification of risk of accidents by fluids conducted in pipes). 
 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2010, Especificaciones generales de 
etiquetado para alimentos y bebidas no alcohólicas preenvasados - Información 
comercial y sanitaria  (Mexican Official Standard NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2010: General 
specifications for the labelling of pre-packaged food and non-alcoholic beverages - 
Commercial and health information). 
 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-251-SSA1-2009, Prácticas de higiene para el proceso de 
alimentos, bebidas o suplementos alimenticios  (Mexican Official Standard NOM-251-
SSA1-2009: Hygiene practices for the processing of foods, drinks and dietary 
supplements). 
(All texts available in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
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: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 April 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización de Regulación y Fomento Sanitario   
Oklahoma número 14, planta baja                                                                                     
Colonia Nápoles, Código postal 03810, México, D.F.                                                           
Tel.: 50 80 52 00, Ext. 1333                                                                                        
Fax: 55 11 14 99                                                                                                           Email: rfs@cofepris.gob.mx 
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
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 
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx 
Website: http://www.senasica.gob.mx/?id=5456