WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.79
5 March 1999
(99-0891)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  MEXICO
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:  Contact point
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Gastrointestinal catheters
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Mexican Official
Standard NOM-161-SSA1-1998, Sanitary Specifications for Disposable Gastrointestinal
Catheters with Radiopaque Markers, Levin Model (8 pages, Spanish)
6. Description of content:  The purpose of this Mexican Official Standard is to establish the
specifications to be met by disposable Levin model gastrointestinal catheters and to indicatethe testing methods for checking them.  Th e Standard is mandatory for the purchase,
inclusion, reception inspection, sa mpling and supply of the product.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Safety
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la Federación (Official Journal) of 19 January 1999
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } To be determined
10. Final date for comments:  20 March 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body: