WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/MEX/125
30September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4087)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: MEXICO
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture, Livestock andRural Development
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICS numbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Ixodicides for
bovine use
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Amendment toMexican
Official Standard NOM-006-ZOO-1993. Biological Effectiveness Requirements for
Ixodicides forBovine UseandTestMethods (1page)
5. Description ofcontent: This amendment totheMexican Official Standard hasbeen
drawn upbecause inthepresent conditions ofveryhighpyrethroid resistance, onthe
basis ofthefieldevaluations submitted, organophosphates offer analternative forthe
control ofHaematobia irritans .Thedraftamendment therefore revises paragraph 4.4of
NOM-006-ZOO-1993 toreadasfollows:
4.4 Asvarious fly-killers mayhaveanacaricidal effect andbeusedforkilling
ticks, fly-killers must beevaluated atleastbyfieldtestscarried outbyan
approved laboratory andhave ademonstrated minimum effectiveness of
80percent.
6. Objective andrationale: Safety
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, 12August 1997 (Spanish)
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Tobedetermined
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Tobedetermined
11. Final date forcomments: 12November 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: