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G/SPS/N/MEX/229 
17 February 2012 
 (12-0910) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Starter formulas, breast milk substitutes, follow-up formulas, formulas for 
special nutritional requirements and food a nd non-alcoholic beverages for infants and 
young children, and the corresponding test methods. 
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-131-SSA1-2011, Productos y servicios .  Fórmulas de inicio, continuación y 
para necesidades especiales de nutrición.  Alimentos y bebidas no alcohólicas para lactantes y niños de corta edad.  Disposiciones y especificaciones sanitarias y 
nutrimentales.  Etiquetado y métodos de prueba (Draft Mexican Official Standard 
PROY-NOM-131-SSA1-2011, Goods and services.  Starter formulas, follow-up formulas 
and formulas for special nutritional requirem ents.  Food and non-alcoholic beverages for 
infants and young children.  Sanitary and nutritional provisions and specifications.  
Labelling and test methods) 
Language(s):  Spanish  Number of pages:  212 
Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2012/sps/MEX/12_0642_00_s.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2012/sps/MEX/12_0642_01_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: 
The notified draft Standard sets forth the san itary, nutritional and labelling provisions and 
specifications with which the following must comply: 
 Starter formulas, breast milk substitutes; 
 follow-up formulas; 
 formulas for special nutritional requirements; 
 food and non-alcoholic beverages for infants and young children;  and 
 the corresponding test methods. 
This draft Standard is binding on all persons  engaged in the processing and/or importation 
of covered products for mark eting in national territory. G/SPS/N/MEX/229 
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  7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] 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 STAN 72-1981 (Rev. 2007):  Codex Standa rd for Infant Formula and Formulas 
for Special Medical Purposes Intended for Infants. 
CODEX STAN 73-1981 (Rev. 1989):  Codex Standard for Canned Baby Foods. 
CODEX STAN 74-1981 (Rev. 2006):  Codex Standard for Processed Cereal-Based Foods 
for Infants and Young Children. 
CODEX STAN 156-1987 (amended 1989):  Codex Standard for Follow-Up Formula. 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] 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: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php? codigo=5233537&fech a=13/02/2012%20%20  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  n/a 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  n/a 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  n/a 
[ ] 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 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] 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 número 33, planta baja Colonia Roma, código postal 06700 México, D.F. Tel.: (+52) 55 5080-5200, Ext. 1333 
E-mail: rfs@cofepris.gob.mx  G/SPS/N/MEX/229 
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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 
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  
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