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WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/MEX/44
4September 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2546)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: MEXICO
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture andRural Development
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Plants
4. Title and number ofpages ofthe notified document: Draft Mexican Official
Standard NOM-006-FITO-1995 Establishing theMinimum Requirements, Applicable to
General Situations, tobeFulfilled byPlants, Plant Products andBy-Products Intended
forImport when theyarenotCovered byaSpecific Official Standard.
5. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose ofthisstandard istoestablish general requirements
thatmustbefulfilled byplants, plant products andby-products intended forimport when
theyarenotcovered byaspecific official standard.
6. Objective andrationale: Plant health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents: Diario Oficial delaFederación (Official Journal) of2August 1995
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Onthedayfollowing itspublication in
theOfficial Journal
10. Final date forcomments: 2November 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: