WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99/655
23 December 1999
(99-5581)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   MEXICO
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Health
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:   Contact point
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Plant nutrients
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Mexican
Official Standard PROY-NOM-182-SSA1-1998, Labe lling of Plant Nutrients (5 pages, in
Spanish)
6. Description of content:   Establishes the characteristics and specifications that must appear
on the labels of plant nutrients.  Mandatory for natural and legal persons engaged in the
processing of plant nutrients within the national territory.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Protection of the environment and public and animal health.
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of 8 December
1999
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   6 February 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           