. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MEX/215 
7 May 2009 
 (09-2235) 
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 - Comisión Federal para la Protección contra 
Riesgos Sanitarios  (Ministry of Health - Federal Commission for Health Risk Protection) 
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):  Medicinal plants 
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:  Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana 
PROY-NOM-248-SSA1-2006, Buenas prácticas  de fabricación para establecimientos 
dedicados a la fabricació n de remedios herbolarios (Draft Mexican Official Standard 
PROY-NOM-248-SSA1-2006:  Good manufacturing practices for establishments engaged 
in the manufacture of herbal remedies) Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  22 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/MEX/09_1632_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Mexican Official Standard sets forth the 
minimum requirements for the processing of herb al remedies marketed in Mexico to ensure 
that consumers are supplied with good qualit y products.  The draft Standard is binding 
throughout Mexican territory on all establishmen ts engaged in the manufacture, storage and 
distribution of herbal remedies for human use which are marketed in Mexico. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ X] 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:  
[ ] 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 N°)  G/SPS/N/MEX/215 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  If so, identify the standard:   (cont'd) 
[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  (Official Journal) of 28 April 2009.  Available in Spanish at: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx . 
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 ):  6 July 2009 
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:  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
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