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WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/MEX/67
27September 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2835)
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 (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Cocoa trees
4. Title and number ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Mexican Official
Standard NOM-027-FITO-1995 Establishing External Quarantine toPrevent the
Introduction ofDiseases Affecting Cocoa Trees
5. Description ofcontent: Toprevent theintroduction onMexican territory ofdiseases
affecting cocoa trees byestablishing phytosanitary regulations andmeasures fortheir
importation, toapply tococoa plants, andtheparts andnatural, unprocessed products
thereof.
6. Objective andrationale: Plant health
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
19September 1995
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Dayfollowing publication intheOfficial
Journal.
10. Final date forcomments: 18December 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: