Agreement establishing criteria for determining maximum residue and contaminant limits, criteria governing the use of analytical methods, the national programme for the control and monitoring of toxic residues in goods of animal origin and aquaculture and fishery resources, the programme for the monitoring of toxic residues in animals, the national programme for the monitoring of pesticide residues in plants, and the consultation module, all of which are regulated by the Ministry of Agriculture

Preliminary draft amending the Agreement establishing criteria for determining maximum residue and contaminant limits, criteria governing the use of analytical methods, the national programme for the control and monitoring of toxic residues in goods of animal origin and aquaculture and fishery resources, the programme for the monitoring of toxic residues in animals, the national programme for the monitoring of pesticide residues in plants, and the consultation module, all of which are regulated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
The purpose of this preliminary draft is to formally establish and develop the national programme for the monitoring of pesticide residues in plants, which is provided for in Article 42 bis of the Federal Law on Plant Health published in the Official Journal on 5 January 1994. The purpose of this Agreement is to establish within the United Mexican States the following:
- The maximum permissible limits for toxic residues and contaminants in goods of animal origin and aquaculture and fishery resources for human and animal consumption;
- Criteria for the use, application and interpretation of analytical results and methods for identifying and/or quantifying toxic residues, contaminants and pesticide residues;
- The national programme for the control and monitoring of toxic residues in goods of animal origin and aquaculture and fishery resources;
- The programme for the monitoring of toxic residues in animals; and
- The national programme for the monitoring of pesticide residues in plants.
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