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WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/MEX/86
14December 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-4060)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: MEXICO
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
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): Nutsandprocessed
anddehydrated plant products andby-products
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Mexican Official Standard
NOM-044-FITO-1995, Establishing thePhytosanitary Requirements andSpecifications
fortheImport ofNutsandProcessed andDehydrated Plant Products andBy-Products
5. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose ofthisStandard istoestablish thephytosanitary
requirements fortheimport ofprocessed, dehydrated ordryplant products, toavoid the
introduction ofpests ofquarantine importance.
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
30October 1995
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Onthedayfollowing publication inthe
Official Journal
10. Final date forcomments: 28January 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: