WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/MEX/124
30September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4085)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: MEXICO
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture, Livestock andRural Development
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Vaccines, antigens
andreagents
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Mexican Official Standard
NOM-055-ZOO-1995, Minimum Requirements forthePreparation ofVaccines Used in
thePrevention, Control andEradication ofAvian Influenza (8pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose ofthisMexican Official Standard istostandardize
theminimum requirements forvaccines, antigens andreagents usedintheprevention,
control anderadication ofavian influenza. Itapplies tosuchproducts whether locally
produced orimported.
6. Objective andrationale: Safety
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Official Journal ofthe
Federation of13August 1997 (Spanish)
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Tobedetermined
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Tobedetermined
11. Final date forcomments: 13November 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: