WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/MEX/123
22September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3810)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: MEXICO
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofHealth
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Cereals andcereal
products
4. Title and number ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Mexican Official
Standard NOM-147-SSA1-1996, Goods andServices. Cereals andCereal Products.
Cereal Flours, Food Based onCereals, Edible Seeds, Flours orMixtures Thereof and
Baked Goods. Health andNutritional Provisions andSpecifications
5. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose ofthisMexican Official Standard willbeto
establish thehealth andnutritional provisions andspecifications forcereal flours, foods
prepared from cereals, edible seeds, flours ormixtures thereof andbaked products.
ThisStandard willbemandatory throughout thenational territory fornatural andlegal
persons engaged intheprocessing orimportation ofsuchproducts.
6. Objective andrationale: Consumer Protection
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, 15August 1997 (Spanish)
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Tobedetermined
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Tobedetermined
11. Final date forcomments: 15November 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: