. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/MEX/80
16 September 2003
(03-4965)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
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
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   General
Directorate of Standards/ Ministry of Economy Enquiry (DGN/SE) Enquiry 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):   Foley-type sterile natural
rubber catheters for urinary drainage and Foley-type silicone catheters for urinary drainage.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Mexican
Official Standard PROY-NOM-223-SSA1-2002 Establishing the Sanitary Specifications forFoley-type Sterile Natural Rubber Catheters for Urinary Drainage and Foley-Type Silicone
Catheters for Urinary Drainage (36 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the requirements
to be met by two-way and three-way single-use Foley-type natural rubber or silicone
catheters for urinary drainage, in order to ensure the protection of human health and reduce
the risks of catheterization for the user.
Compliance with this Standard is mandato ry for all industries, laboratories and
establishments involved in the manufacture, importation and distribution of catheters
throughout the national territory.  This Standard conforms in part to British StandardBS 1695 Part I and Part II, 1990.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The Standard sets the minimum requirements for the operation, safety, testing
methods, labelling and packaging, to be met by Foley-type catheters for urinary drainage, of
sterile natural rubber and of silicone, whether of national or foreign origin, for the purpose
of controlling their quality, safeguarding human health and providing information to the
user.
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la Federación (Official Journal) of
9 September 2003.G/TBT/N/MEX/80
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not applicable
10. Final date for comments:   8 November 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Web-site:  www.economia.gob.mx/?P=85 (Standards catalogue)
E-mail:  cidgn@economia.gob.mx