RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/MEX/9
30May1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-1401)
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): Fruit andvegetables
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document:
DecisionExtendingandAmendingMexicanOfficialEmergency
Standard NOM-EM-008-FITO-1994, Sanitary Requirements fortheImport ofFruit and
Vegetables forHuman Consumption .
5. Description ofcontent: This Decision extends Mexican Official Emergency Standard
NOM-EM-008-FITO-1994 forafurther sixmonths, phytosanitary requirements forthe
import offruitandvegetables forhuman consumption, andadds other requirements
concerning theproduct andcountry oforigin (4pages).
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) of5April 1995
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: 6April 1995
10. Final date forcomments:
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: