WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MEX/152
24 January 2000
(00-0272)
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:  Germicides for water treatment
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Official Mexican Standard
PROY-NOM-181-SSA1-1998, Environmental Health, Water for Human Use andConsumption.  Sanitary Requirements that must be Met by Germicides for Water Treatment
(12 pages) Website:  http://www.secofi.gob.mx/dgn1.html
5. Description of content:  This Official Mexican Standard will establish the requirements to
be met by household germicides for water treatment.  This Official Mexican Standard will
be binding throughout the national territory on natural and legal persons involved in the
processing and importation of household germicides for the treatment of water.
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:  Diario Oficial de la
Federación (Official Journal) of 16 December 1999 (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:  14 February 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:           