WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/MEX/13
19 February 2002
(02-0845)
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:   Contact point
DGN/SE
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, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Herbal remedies
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Mexican
Official Standard PROY-NOM-200-SSA1-2000, Labe lling of Herbal Remedies (in Spanish,
10 pages).
6. Description of content:   This Mexican Official Standard will establish the content
requirements for the labelling of herbal remedies marketed in the national territory, be they
of domestic or foreign origin, as well as the labelling of promotional samples of such
remedies.
This Mexican Official Standard must be complied with by all factories and
laboratories engaged in the processing of herbal remedies for human use.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Safety
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal),
6 December 2001.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   4 February 2002
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:
WEB: http//www.economia-normas.gob.mx (Catalogue of standards).