WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MEX/159
13 June 2000
(00-2330)
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 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:  Tortillas and tostadas
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Mexican Official Standard
PROY-NOM-187-SSA1-2000, Goods and Services – Tortillas  and Tostadas.  Sanitary
Specifications (16 pages)
5. Description of content:  This Mexican Official Standard establishes sanitary specifications
for tortillas  and tostadas .  This Standard is binding throughout the national territory on
natural and legal persons involved in the processing and importation of such products.
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 [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Official Journal
(Diario Oficial de la Federación) 22 May 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:  20 July 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:           
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.secofi.gob.mx/dgn1.html (Standards Catalogue)