. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MEX/225 
18 January 2011 
 (11-0296) 
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):  Non-alcoholic flavoured beverages 
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:  PROY-NOM-218-SSA1-2009, Productos y servicios.  
Bebidas saborizadas no alc ohólicas, sus congelados, pr oductos concentrados para 
prepararlas y bebidas adicionadas con cafe ína.  Especificaciones y disposiciones 
sanitarias  (Draft Mexican Official Standard  PROY-NOM-218-SSA1-2009:  Products and 
services.  Non-alcoholic flavoured beverages, whether or not frozen, concentrated products 
for the preparation thereof, and beverag es containing added caffeine.  Sanitary 
specifications and provisions) Language:  Spanish Number of pages :  114 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/MEX/11_0112_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Standard sets forth the sanitary provisions and 
specifications for non-alcoholic flavoured be verages (including fresh  fruit and vegetable 
drinks and sports drinks), whether or not fro zen, concentrated products for the preparation 
thereof, and beverages containing added caffein e.  It seeks to ensure adequate sanitary 
control by establishing limits and by specifying the information that is to appear on the 
labels of these products so that consumers can make an informed decision. 
This draft Standard does not apply to produc ts subject to specific sanitary regulations, 
which must comply with the sanitary specifica tions laid down in each case by the Ministry 
of Health. 
This draft Standard is binding throughout Mexican territory on natural and legal persons 
engaged in the processing or importa tion of the products concerned. 
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.  G/SPS/N/MEX/225 
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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 number)  
[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:  Mexican 
Official Journal ( Diario Oficial de la Federación ) of 22 December 2010:  
http://www.dof.gob.mx/  (available in Spanish) 
 http://dof.gob.mx/index.php? year=2010&month=12&day=22  
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:  [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 
06700, México, D.F. Tel.: 5080-5200, Ext. 1333 E-mail: rfs@cofepris.gob.mx 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 
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