WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MEX/226 
18 January 2011 
 (11-0298) 
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):  Fresh, chilled, frozen and processed fishery products 
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-242-SSA1-2005, Productos y servicios.  
Productos de la pesca frescos, refrigerados , congelados y procesados.  Especificaciones 
sanitarias y métodos de prueba (Draft Mexican Official Standard 
PROY-NOM-242-SSA1-2005:  "Goods and services.  Fresh, chilled, frozen and processed 
fishery products.  Health specifications and test methods") Language:  Spanish Number 
of pages:  59 
Text available in Spanish at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/MEX/11_0120_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Mexican Official Standard seeks to establish 
the sanitary requirements to be met by establis hments which prepare fresh, chilled, frozen 
and processed fishery products, including fish ing and harvesting vessels, as well as the 
health specifications for these products.  Th is Standard is bindi ng throughout Mexican 
territory on natural and lega l persons engaged in the capture, extraction, processing, 
preservation, storage, distribution, transport, sale or importation of fishery 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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) 
Codex Alimentarius.  ALINORM 01/18, A ppendix V:  Proposed Draft Code of 
Practice for Fish and Fishery Products; G/SPS/N/MEX/226 
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   Codex Alimentarius.  ALINORM 01/ 18, Appendix III:  Proposed Draft 
Amendment to the Standard for Canne d Sardines and Sardine-Type Products; 
Codex Alimentarius.  ALINORM 01/18, Appendix VI:  Proposed Draft Standard 
for Salted Atlantic He rring and Salted Sprats; 
Codex Alimentarius.  ALINORM 95/18, Appe ndix VII:  Draft Revised Standard 
for Quick Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers), Fish Portions and Fish Fillets - 
Breaded and in Batter; 
Codex Alimentarius.  ALINORM 95/18, Appe ndix IX:  Draft Revised Standard for 
Canned Crab Meat; 
Codex Alimentarius.  ALINORM 95/18, Appe ndix X:  Draft Revised Standard for 
Canned Finfish; 
Codex Alimentarius.  ALINORM 95/18, Appe ndix XI:  Draft Revised Standard for 
Canned Salmon. 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM N°)  
[ ] 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Mexican 
Official Journal ( Diario Oficial de la Federación ) of 25 August 2008;  
http://www.dof.gob.mx/  (available in Spanish). 
Text available at:  http://dof.gob.mx/index.php?year=2008&month=08&day=25  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined 
Propose 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:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  19 March 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.   Address, fax number and E-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normal ización de Regulación y Fomento Sanitario 
Monterrey No. 33, Planta baja, Colonia Roma 
Código postal 06700, México D.F. 
Tel.: +(52 55) 5080-5200, Ext: 1333 E-mail: rfs@cofepris.gob.mx Website: http://portal.salud.gob.mx/
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  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 
Secretaría de Economía Tel.: +(52 55) 5729-9100 
Fax: +(52 55) 5520-9715 
E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/swb/es/economia/p_Catalogo_Mexicano_Normas