RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/MEX/97
23January 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0259)
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. ICS numbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Organisms
manipulated bygenetic engineering
4. Title and number ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Mexican Official
Standard NOM-056-FITO-1995 Establishing thePhytosanitary Requirements forthe
Transport within Mexico andtheImport ofOrganisms Manipulated byGenetic
Engineering, andfortheEstablishment ofField Tests forSuch Organisms
5. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose ofthisMexican Official Standard istoestablish the
control ofthetransport within Mexico, theimport, release andevaluation inthe
environment orexperimental tests, oforganisms manipulated bygenetic engineering.
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
20December 1995
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Onthedayfollowing publication inthe
Official Journal
10. Final date forcomments: 19March 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: