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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MEX/196/Add.1 
17 November 2004 
 
 (04-4958) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:   Spanish 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum  
 
 
 The following communication, received on 29 Octo ber 2004, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of Mexico. 
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Notice of Cancellation of Draf t Mexican Official Standards  
  The Government of Mexico hereby notifies that, on 22 October 2004, the Federal Commission 
for Health Risk Protection of the Mi nistry of Health published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación  
(Official Journal) a "Notice of Cancellation of Draft Mexican Official Standards PROY-NOM-216-
SSA1-2002, 'Goods and Services. Snack Foods and Ap petizers. Health Specifications. Test Methods', 
and PROY-NOM-217-SSA1-2002, 'Goods and Services. Confectionery. Health Specifications. Test Methods', published for public consultation in the Official Journal on 25 and 15 August 2003, respectively". This Notice came into effect on the day following its publication in the Official Journal. 
 
 This was done in order to meet the objectives set out in the 2001-2006 National Development 
Plan and as a Federal Government commitment to  improving regulatory practice in Mexico, given 
that the above-mentioned draft Mexican Official Stan dards would not have eliminated any health risks 
to consumers. 
 
 The purpose of this communication is to provide greater information to Members on the preparation and amendment by Mexico of sanitary and phytosanitary regulations, independently of the 
obligations under the Agreement on the Applicatio n of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. It 
should be noted that the draft Mexican Official Standards which have been cancelled were duly 
notified to the Members of this Commi ttee in documents G/SPS/N/MEX/202 and 
G/SPS/N/MEX/196, dated 3 September and 20 August 2003, respectively. 
 
 The texts of this Notice of Cancellation and of the cancelled draft Mexican Official Standards 
are available in Spanish in the Standards Ca talogue, which can be found on the Website 
www.economia.gob.mx/?P=85
, and from the National Enquiry Point, the contact details of which are 
as follows: 
 
 WTO Enquiry Point General Directorate of Standards (DGN)  Ministry of the Economy 
Puente de Tecamachalco #6 
Col. Lomas de Tecamachalco, Sección Fuentes 
Naucalpan, Edo. de México, C.P. 53950 
Tel.: (5255) 5729-9300, ext. 4156 Fax: (5255) 5520-9715 
E-mail: cidgn@economia.gob.mx
   