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G/SPS/N/MEX/225/Add.2 
15 February 2012 
 (12-0877) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum 
  
The following communication, received on 14 Fe bruary 2012, is being circulated at the 
request of the delegation of Mexico. 
 
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Goods and services.  Non-alcoholic flavoured be verages, whether or not frozen, concentrated 
products for the preparation thereof, and beve rages containing added caffeine.  Sanitary 
specifications and provisions.  Test methods. 
 On 10 February 2012, the Ministry of H ealth published in the Official Journal ( Diario 
Oficial de la Federación ) ( http://www.dof.gob.mx/ ) Mexican Official Standard 
NOM-218-SSA1-2011 "Goods and services.  Non-alcoho lic flavoured beverages, whether or not 
frozen, concentrated products for the preparation th ereof, and beverages containing added caffeine.  
Sanitary specifications and provisions.  Test methods".   This Standard sets forth the sanitary provi sions and specifications for non-alcoholic 
flavoured beverages (including sports drinks ), frozen non-alcoholic flavoured beverages, 
concentrated products for the preparation thereof, and beverages containing a dded caffeine.  It does 
not apply to products subject to specific sanitary re gulations, which must comply with the sanitary 
specifications laid down in each case by the Ministry of Health.   The Standard will enter into force 365 cal endar days after its publication in the 
Official Journal. 
  Text available at:  http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle. php?codigo=5233379&fecha=10/02/2012 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/MEX/12_0640_00_s.pdf 
 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] 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/225/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: 
Text 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 
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 9300, Ext. 43217 Fax: (+52 55) 5520 9715 E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx Website: http://www.economia-noms.gob.mx/noms/inicio.do  
 http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle. php?codigo=5233379&fecha=10/02/2012  
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