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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MEX/203
3 September 2003
(03-4602)
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 Health (SSA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):
Fresh, chilled and frozen fishery products
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
trading partner marketing fresh, chilled and frozen fishery products
5. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Mexican Official Standard
PROY-NOM-214-SSA1-2002,  Goods and Servi ces.  Fresh, Chilled and Frozen Fishery
Products.  Health Specifications and Test Methods  (39 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  This draft Mexican Official Standard (NOM) establishes the health
specifications for fresh, chilled and frozen fishery products.  These specifications include therestrictions on and maximum permissible limits with regard to the physical and chemical
contaminants (pesticides and/or foreign matter), microbiological organisms, marine
biotoxins, food additives, heavy metals and metalloids and other contaminants present in
these products.
Upon final publication, compliance with this Standard will be mandatory throughout
Mexican territory for natural and legal persons engaged in the production or importation of
such products.
7. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,
[   ] protect territory from other damage from pests
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[    ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [    ] Office International des Epizooties,
[    ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Diario Oficial de la
Federación  (Official Journal) of 25 August 2003  (available in Spanish).
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determinedG/SPS/N/MEX/203
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12. Final date for comments:  24 October 2003
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Web site:  www.economia.gob.mx/?P=85  (Standards catalogue)
E-mail:  cidgn@economia.gob.mx