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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MEX/201
 3 September 2003
(03-4596)
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):
Non-alcoholic flavoured beverages (including prepared and fresh waters and sports
drinks) and frozen non-alcoholic beverages and concentrated products for the preparation
thereof
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
trading partner marketing non-alcoholic flavoured beverages (including prepared and fresh
waters and sports drinks) and frozen non-alcoholic beverages and concentrated products for thepreparation thereof.
5. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Mexican Official Standard
PROY-NOM-218-SSA1/SCFI-2002,  G oods and Services.  Non-Alcoholic Beverages and
Frozen Non-Alcoholic Beverages and Concentrated Products for the Preparation Thereof.
Sanitary Specifications.  Business Information  (40 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:  This draft Mexican Official Standard (NOM) establishes the
sanitary specifications for non-alcoholic flavoured beverages (including prepared and freshwaters and sports drinks) and frozen non-alcoholic beverages and concentrated products for the
preparation thereof.  These specifications include the restrictions on and maximum
permissible limits with regard to the microbiological organisms, physical and chemical
contaminants (pesticides and/or foreign matter), heavy metals and metalloids, food additives
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 ofsuch products.
This draft Standard is partially equivalent to the following voluntary Mexican
standards:
NMX-F-466-1984 "Food - Non-Alcoholic Beverages - Orangeade";
NMX-F-439-1983 "Food - Non-Alcoholic Beverages - Beverages and Soft Drinks -
Classification and Definitions".
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 pestsG/SPS/N/MEX/201
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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 22 August 2003 (available in Spanish).
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  The day following publication of the final version of the
Mexican Official Standard in the Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal).
12. Final date for comments:  21 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