RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/MEX/20
30May1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-1412)
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): Heavy metals
4. Title and number ofpages ofthe notified document: Mexican Official
Standard NOM-016-ZOO-1994, Analysis ofMercury intheLiver, Muscles andKidneys
ofBovine andEquine Animals, Swine, Sheep andPoultry Using Atomic Absorption
Spectometry (10pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Establishes thetesting method tobeused toidentify mercury
residues intheliver, muscles andkidneys ofbovine andequine animals, swine, sheep
andpoultry.
6. Objective andrationale: Establishes thetesting method tobeused bylaboratories
analysing toxic residues inprimary food tissue ofanimal origin, approved bythe
Ministry ofAgriculture, Livestock andRural Development.
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) of9March 1995
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: 10March 1995
10. Final date forcomments:
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: