WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MEX/136
24 March 1999
(99-1180)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying: MEXICO
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited
with the WTO.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):
Zoosanitary products
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft for Public Consultation on
Procedures for Evaluating the Conformity of Mexican Official Zoosanitary Standards,
Which Fall Under the Responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural
Development (14 pages)
5. Description of content:  These procedures for the evaluation of conformity are designed to
foster clarity and transparency and to help private individuals in their consultations
regarding and understanding of compliance with the provisions of Mexican Official
Standards.  Although the Mexican Official Sta ndards issued by the Ministry of Agriculture,
Livestock and Rural Development contain pr ovisions on procedures for evaluating
conformity, it has been deemed appropriate to produce a compendium of those procedures
in a single volume and give them greater clarity.
6. Objective and rationale:  Safety
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [ X ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : Diario Oficial de la
Federación  (Official Journal) of 9 February 1999 (Spanish)
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined
10. Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined
11. Final date for comments:  9 April 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:   National enquiry point
12. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telefax number and
E-mail address (if available) of other body:            