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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MEX/131
29 July 1998
(98-3022)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  MEXICO
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited
with the WTO.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Fruitfly
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Draft Mexican Official
Standard NOM-076-FITO-1997, Establishi ng Phytosanitary Requirements and
Specifications for the National Emergency and Prevention System Against Exotic Fruitfly
(8 pages)
5. Description of content:  The purpose of this Mexican Official Standard is to establish
phytosanitary requirements and procedures to prevent the introduction and establishment on
Mexican territory of exotic fruitfly of the genus Ceratitis and bactrocera and some species
of Anastrepha and Rhagoletis.  Similarly, preventive phytosanitary measures are established
to detect and, where appropriate, eradicate such pests.
The provisions of this Mexican Official Standard shall apply throughout Mexican
territory, with the following specifications:
(a) Production areas of fruitfly host fruit, such as commercial orchards and
fruit trees in urban areas, including coffee; national parks, ecological
reserves and woodland areas;
(b) installations, such as packing, industrial processing (juice and segments),
procuring, treating and selecting fruitfly host fruit, and phytosanitary
treatment units;
(c) motor freight vehicles in general, motor vehicles and passenger transport;
(d) storage and marketing centres;
(e) luggage, bags or packages containing fruit, at internal checkpoints, railway
terminals, passenger transport, sea ports, airports and frontiers;
(f) seaport, airport and frontier installations;
(g) recreation parks, tourist areas, principal land communications, and garbage
disposal dumps.
6. Objective and rationale:  Plant health and protectionG/SPS/N/MEX/131
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7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [ X ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Official Journal of
the Federation, 8 June 1998 (Spanish)
9. Proposed date of adoption :  To be determined
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined
11. Final date for comments:  7 August 1998
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  National enquiry point
12. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X  ] or address, telefax number and
E-mail address (if available) of other body:            