WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.374
13 August 1999
(99-3442)
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 Trade and Industrial Development
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):   Vanilla
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Mexican
Official Standard PROY-NOM-139-SCFI-1999.  Commercial Information – Labelling of
Natural Vanilla Extract ( Vanilla Spp ) By-Products and Substitutes (3 pages, Spanish)
6. Description of content:   This draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the commercial
information to be shown on labels for natural vanilla extract, concentrated natural vanilla
extract, their by-products such as vanilla-flavoured powder or powdered vanilla, natural
vanilla flavouring, concentrated natural vanilla flavouring, ground vanilla and oleoresins, as
well as substitutes such as artificial vanilla flavouring and mixed vanilla flavouringmarketed in the United States of Mexico.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection          
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación (Official Journal) of 26 July 1999.
This draft Mexican Official Standard is equivalent to the international standards
ISO-5565-1982 and CODEX STAN 1-1985
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   24 September 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           