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WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/MEX/75
27October 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-3317)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: MEXICO
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture andRural Development
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Pureantimicrobial salts
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Mexican Official Standard
NOM-040-ZOO-1995, Specifications fortheMarketing ofPureAntimicrobial Salts for
useinorConsumption byAnimals
5. Description ofcontent: TheMexican Official Standard ismandatory throughout Mexican
territory andisintended toestablish theconditions tobefulfilled byindividuals orlegal
persons fortheimportation ormarketing ofpureantimicrobial saltsforthepreparation
ofregulated medicaments andfeedforuseinorconsumption byanimals.
6. Objective andrationale: Animal 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),
10October 1995
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Onthedayfollowing publication inthe
Diario Oficial delaFederación.
10. Final date forcomments: 9January 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: