In addition, canned, dry, or salted shrin^), like all processed 

 or packaged foodstuffs, must be registered vdth the Ministry of Health 

 and Public V/elfare before importation permits are granted. To register 

 a product it is necessary to submit to the Direccion General de Registro 

 y Control de Alimentos y Bebidas one copy of each English label, together 

 with a proposed label in Spanish for each product. This Spanish label, 

 which may be typewritten, must show the name of the product, the name 

 and address of the manufacturer, the name and address of the Mexican 



representative or distributor, the phrase "Reg. S.S.A. No. A", 



the phrase "Producto Nortearaericano", the net weight in grams or kilograms, 

 and a list of contents. Also required is a certificate stating that the 

 product is freely offered for sale in the United States. This certificate 

 should be issued by a Chamber of Commerce and legalized by a Mexican 

 consulate. The registration charge is 50 pesos ($ii.OO). 



On corapletion of these requirements a provisional registry 

 number is issued. After issuance of the provisional registry number the 

 manufacturer has a period of 2 months in which to submit a photograph of 

 the label of each product. The photograph must show the approved Spanish 

 label, complete with the registry number. The customary practice is to 

 have the Mexican representative register the products. If this procedure 

 is followed, the manufacturer must issue a letter authorizing the repre- 

 sentative to act for him. 



There are no preferential s extended to other countries for the 

 importation of shrimp that are not also extended to the United States. 



GOVERNMEHT ASSISTANCE 



The Cooperative Development Bank (Banco Nacional de Fomento 

 Cooperative), a government bank for aiding cooperatives, has been taking 

 a progressively more important part for the past several years in the 

 Mexican shrimp industry. The bank is financing the building of nine 

 trawlers UU/ in Mazatlan — apparentlj'- the only shrimp-boat building going 

 on along the west coast (winter 1955-56). 



The cooperative bank in Guaymas handles the production of at 

 least 5 cooperatives (mostly bay shrimp) v/hich own about 6 trawlers. The 

 bank also buys shrimp from independent boat owners. From September 1 to 



UU/ These include seven steel 55-fooi trawlers and two wooden 65-footers, 

 TEe 55-footers are said to cost 390,000 pesos ($31,200) ready to fish, 

 including net, galley equipment, etc. 



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