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The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the elements and procedures that must be considered when developing and implementing mining waste management plans, with the aim of promoting waste prevention and recovery, and encouraging comprehensive waste management through new processes, methods and technologies that are economically, technically and environmentally feasible. The notified draft text is binding on those who produce and possess mining waste.The draft text addresses the following aspects:G/TBT/N/MEX/557- 2 - (a) Updating the list of mining waste by removing waste that is not unique to mining processes and adding other waste specific to mining activities;(b) Introducing the option of a comprehensive study as part of the characterization of mining waste with the aim of generating detailed and accurate information to anticipate potential environmental impacts;(c) Introducing general criteria for integrated management activities;(d) Updating the Conformity Assessment Procedure.For these reasons, the specifications set out in the notified draft text aim to promote the development of mining waste management plans that lead to the implementation of practices that minimize waste generation and promote the recovery of such waste, where feasible.