MEXICO: ASBESTOS. The following notification has been received in GATT Document TBT/Notification G/95.182 dated 13 June 1995. 1. Member to Agreement Notifying: Mexico. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency Responsible: Department of Health. 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products Covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise National Tariff Heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Asbestos. 5. Title and Number of Pages of the Notified Document: Draft Mexican Official Standard NOM-125-SSA1-1994, Establishing the Sanitary Requirements for the Processing and Use of Asbestos (7 pages). 6. Description of Content: The Standard lays down the sanitary requirements to be met by industrial firms engaged in processing asbestos, in order to protect workers occupationally exposed to asbestos fibres, as well as the population of the surrounding areas. 7. Objective and Rationale: Health Protection. 8. Relevant Documents: Diario Oficial De La Federacion (Official Journal) of 27 March 1995. 9. Proposed Date of Adoption and Entry into Force: Day following final publication in the Official Journal. 10. Final Date for Comments: 28 June 1995. (187)

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