WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MEX/160
27 June 2000
(00-2623)
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
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).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Salt
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Amendment to Mexican
Official Standard NOM-040-SSA1-1993, Goods and Services – Iodized Salt and
Fluoridated Salt.  Sanitary specifications, to finish as PROY-NOM-040-SSA1-2000.
Iodized Salt and Fluoridated, Iodized Salt.  Sanitary Specifications (19 pages).
5. Description of content:  This Standard establishes sanitary specifications for iodized salt
and fluoridated, iodized salt, for human consumption, iodized salt for use in the foodindustry and iodized salt for animal consumption.  This Standard is mandatory throughout
the national territory for natural and legal persons involved  in the processing or importation
of these products.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  This Standard is partially equivalent to Codex
Standard 150-1985.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Official Journal
(Diario Oficial de la Federación ) 29 May 2000 (in Spanish)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined
11. Final date for comments:  27 July 2000
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:           
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Website:  http://www.secofi.gob.mx/dgn1.html (Standards catalogue)