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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MEX/161
28 June 2000
(00-2651)
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 Health
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:  Meat
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Mexican Official Standard
PROY-NOM-194-SA1-2000, Goods and Services – Sanitary Specifications forEstablishments Working with Animals Intende d for Slaughter, Cutting, Boning, Packing,
Storage and Retailing.  Sanitary Specifications for Such Products (38 pages)
5. Description of content:  This Mexican Official Standard establishes sanitary and other
specifications for establishments working w ith animals intended for slaughter, cutting or
boning, packing, storage and products for retailing.  Sanitary specifications are also
established for the products of such establishments. This Standard is mandatory for natural
and legal persons engaged in the aforementioned activities.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] 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 [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  This Standard is partially equivalent to the
Codex Alimentarius, 1994, Volume 10, Standard "Recommended international code of
practice for processed meat and poultry products", WHO/FAO, Rome, Italy.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Official Journal
(Diario Oficial de la Federación ) 12 June 2000 (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:  10 August 2000
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:           G/SPS/N/MEX/161
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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:  htttp://www.secofi.gob.mx/dgn1.html (Standards Catalogue)