RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/MEX/70
14November 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-3312)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION OFEMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member toAgreement notifying:
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved: MEXICO
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture, Livestock andRural Development
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Animals andanimal
products andby-products
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Decision Prolonging Emergency
Mexican Official Standard NOM-EM-010-ZOO-1995, Procedures andRequirements for
Zoosanitary Authorization toImport Animals andAnimal Products andBy-Products, as
wellasBiological, Chemical, Pharmaceutical andFood Products forUseOn/In Animals
orConsumption byAnimals
5. Description ofcontent: Procedures andrequirements forzoosanitary authorization to
import animals andanimal products andby-products, aswellasbiological, chemical,
pharmaceutical andfoodproducts foruseon/in animals orconsumption bythem.
6. Objective andrationale: Animal health
7. Nature ofurgent problem(s): Given thatthecircumstances which ledtothepublication of
theEmergency Mexican Official Standard continue toexist, theStandard needs tobe
prolonged foraperiod ofsixmonths.
8. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents: Diario Oficial delaFederación (Official Journal) of
10October 1995
10. Date ofentry intoforce/period ofapplication (asapplicable): 11October 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: