. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MEX/219 
20 August 2009 
 (09-3956) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Equipment and germicides fo r domestic water treatment. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners, or 
[ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  PROY-NOM-244-SSA1-2005, Equipos y sustancias 
germicidas para tratamiento doméstic o de agua.  Requisitos sanitarios  (Draft Mexican 
Official Standard PROY-NOM-244-SSA1-2005, Equipment and germicides for domestic 
water treatment.  Health requirements) Language:  Spanish  Number of pages:  15 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/MEX/09_2868_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified Mexican Official Standard is binding throughout 
Mexican territory for natural and legal pers ons involved in the processing and importation 
of equipment and germicides fo r domestic water treatment. 
Indoor and domestic methods of purifying wate r for human consumption involve the use of 
water treatment equipment a nd germicides, which are mainly aimed at dealing with 
bacteriological aspects considered to be an immediate health ri sk, but also, in certain cases, 
at removing physical and/or chemical elements. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  This Mexican Official Standard sets forth health requirements and 
characteristics in respect of equipment and germicides for domestic water treatment. G/SPS/N/MEX/219 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission  (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM 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: 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Diario Oficial 
de la Federación  (Mexican Official Journal) of 2 July 2008, http://www.dof.gob.mx  (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:  [ X] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable. 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ X] National Enquiry Point.  Add ress, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normal ización de Regulación y Fomento Sanitario 
Torre Monterrey No. 33 PH, Esq. Oaxaca Col.  Roma 06700, México, D.F. Tel.:  5080-5200, Ext. 1480/1481 
Fax:  5511-1499 
Website: http://portal.salud.gob.mx/
 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Dirección General de Normas de la Secretaría de Economía  
(General Directorate of Standards of the Ministry of the Economy) 
Tel.:  +(52 55) 5729 9300, Ext. 43217 Fax:  +(52 55) 5520 9715 E-mail:  normasomc@economia.gob.mx Website:  http://www.dof.gob.mx