WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/MEX/118
11April 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1533)
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): Bees andbee
products
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Amendment toMexican
Official Standard NOM-001-ZOO-1994, National Campaign Against BeeVarroasis
(6pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose ofthisAmendment istocontinue preventing,
controlling anderadicating beediseases andpests such asvarroasis which affect the
production andproduct quality ofthenational bee-keeping sector.
Owing toitsdegree ofdispersion, themiteVarroa jacobsoni Oisconsidered an
enzootic parasite invarious parts ofthecountry. Itistherefore necessary toadjust some
ofthetechnical control measures oftheNational Campaign Against BeeVarroasis set
outintheStandard inquestion.
6. Objective andrationale: Pesteradication
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: Diario Oficial dela
Federación (Official Journal) of3March 1997 (Spanish)
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Tobedetermined
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Tobedetermined
11. Final date forcomments: 3June1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: