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WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/MEX/35
30June1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-1807)
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 (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Antibiotics
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Mexican Official Standard
NOM-019-ZOO-1994. Determination ofChloramphenicol inBovine, Equine, Porcine
andOvine Muscle, byGasChromatography, (9pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Establishes thetestmethod forquantifying chloramphenicol
residues inbovine, equine, porcine andovine muscle.
6. Objective andrationale: Toestablish thetestmethod forapplication bylaboratories
approved bytheMinistry ofAgriculture, Livestock andRural Development forthe
analysis oftoxic residues inprimary edible tissues ofanimal origin.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents: Diario Oficial delaFederación (Official Journal) of
16November 1994
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: 16February 1995
10. Final date forcomments:
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: