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4September 1995
ORGANIZATION
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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): Fresh fruitand
vegetables
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Mexican Official Standard
NOM-008-FITO-1995 Establishing thePhytosanitary Requirements andSpecifications
fortheImport ofFresh Fruit andVegetables.
5. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose ofthisMexican Official Standard istoestablish the
phytosanitary requirements andspecifications fortheimport offresh fruitandvegetables
intoMexico aswellasforplant products orby-products usedaspacking orpackaging
material forthem.
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) of
14August 1995
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Onthedayfollowing itspublication in
theOfficial Journal
10. Final date forcomments: 14November 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: