WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.122
6May1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-1771)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: MEXICO
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Department ofHealth
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Denatured, antiseptic and
germicidal alcohol
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Mexican
Official Standard NOM-138-SSA1-1995 Establishing theSanitary Specifications for
Denatured, Antiseptic andGermicidal Alcohol (Used forMedicinal Purposes) andfor
Non-Denatured PureAlcohol (96G.L.) andtheSpecifications forAlcohol Packaging
Laboratories orPlants
6. Description ofcontent: TheMexican Official Standard fordenatured, antiseptic and
germicidal alcohol establishes thespecifications necessary forthissubstance tohave
optimum germicidal action.
7. Objective andrationale: Human health
8. Relevant documents: Diario Oficial delaFederación (Official Journal) of16April 1996
9. Proposed dateofadoption: Dayfollowing finalpublication intheOfficial Journal
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:
10. Final dateforcomments: 16July1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: Servicio Nacional deInformación