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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MEX/177
4 March 2002
(02-1075)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  MEXICO
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries
and Food
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Hybrid coconut palm seed
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Amendment of the Mexican
Official Standard NOM-067-FITO-1999, Establishing the Procedures for the Production
and Phytosanitary Certification of Hybrid Coconut Palm Seed Resistant to Lethal Yellowing
(8 pages, in Spanish).
5. Description of content:  The purpose of this Mexican Official Standard is to establish the
phytosanitary specifications for the production and circulation of seed, pollen and hybridcoconut palm plants resistant to lethal yellowing, for commercial cultivation and ornamental
plant use.
This Mexican Official Standard applies to:
(a)        Propagative material of the coconut palm:
           -     Fruit used for seed
           -     Seedlings
          -     Pollen
(b)        Production sites:
           -     Orchards
          -     Seed-beds
           -     Nurseries
6. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           G/SPS/N/MEX/177
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8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available :  Diario Oficial de la
Federación (Official Journal), 23 January 2002 (available in Spanish)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.          
11. Final date for comments:  24 March 2002
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Website:  http/www.economia-normas.gob.mx  (Standards catalogue)          