. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/MEX/82
16 September 2003
(03-4967)
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:   National Enquiry
Point (Enquiry Point of the General Directorate of Standards/Ministry of the Economy)
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, otherwis e national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Reagents:  ABO and
anti-Rh hemoclassifiers for the identification of D antigen and human antiglobulin for the
Coombs test.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Mexican
Official Standard PROY-NOM-222-SSA1-2002.  Establishment of Sanitary Specifications
for Reagents:  ABO and Anti-Rh Hemoclassifiers for the Identification of D Antigen and
Human Antiglobulin for the Coombs Test (18 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This draft Mexican Official Standard lays down the minimum
sanitary specifications for reagents:  ABO and anti-Rh hemoclassifiers for identifying
D antigen and human antiglobulin for the Coombs test.  In addition, it specifies the test
methods for purposes of verification.
Upon publication in final form, this draft Mexican Official Standard shall be
binding throughout the national territory on all industries, laboratories and establishments
engaged in the manufacture, importation and distribution of such products.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To establish minimum compulsory specifications in respect of operation, security,
test methods, labelling, packaging and packing,  applicable to reagents (ABO and anti-Rh
hemoclassifiers for identifying D antigen and human antiglobulin for the Coombs test), of
national or foreign origin, in order to monitor their quality, protect human health andprovide information to users.
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of
10 September 2003.G/TBT/N/MEX/82
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not applicable
10. Final date for comments:   9 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:
Website:  www.economia.gob.mx/?P=85 (Standards catalogue)
Email:  cidgn@economia.gob.mx