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**SUMMARY:** This IMI (International Marketing Insight) reports on
**[draft and final technical regulations and standards -- NOMs and
NMXs - issued by the Mexican Government, during the period November 1 to
30, 2005.]{.underline}** Five different lists are included to assist
U.S. exporters, companies, and other parties, interested in:

1.  Draft technical regulations (NOMs) that are still in the comment
    period.

2.  Technical regulations (NOMs) that have been published in final form
    as well as responses to comments on draft technical regulations.

3.  Draft standards (NMXs), which comment period is still open.

4.  Enacted standards (NMXs).

5.  Cancelled technical regulations and standards.

**BACKGROUND:** All goods and products imported into Mexico must comply
with any applicable technical regulations and labeling requirements.
Applicable technical regulations and labeling requirements are listed by
harmonized tariff system (HS or HTS) code. The Mexican Government
publishes technical regulations and standards, through the Diario
Oficial de la Federacion (Official Gazette) - the Mexican equivalent of
the US Federal Register. Technical regulations are published in the form
of a Norma Oficial Mexicana (NOM) *(*Literally *Official Mexican
Standard)*, or a Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana *(Draft Technical
Regulation)*. The minimum comment period for draft technical regulation
is 60 days. During the comment period the public, businesses, or any
interested party can submit comments to the address specified in the
text of the draft technical regulation. Comments must be submitted in
Spanish and be received no later than the closing date listed in the
text of the Proyecto.

The full text of draft and enacted NOMs and some NMXs is available at
the library of the Direccion General de Normas (DGN) (Mexican Bureau of
Standards), which is part of the Secretaria de Economia (Secretariat of
Economy), or at DGN's web page. The DGN web page can be reached at
[www.economia-noms.gob.mx](http://www.economia-noms.gob.mx/). Go to the
'Normatividad Empresarial' tab and then to the 'Normas' section. Within
the Normas section go to the 'Catalogo de Normas' to search for draft
and enacted technical regulations and standards. For some NMXs
standards, the text of draft is available at
[www.economia-nmx.gob.mx](http://www.economia-nmx.gob.mx/) or else,
directly from the standards development body that issued the draft
standard. The most common include ANCE, NYCE, and ONNCCE. These three
private sector voluntary standards developers have web pages of their
own with contact information.

The web page addresses follow the format of www.{acronym of the
body}.org.mx, for example, \[www.ance.org.mx\]. Responses to comments
received must be published in the Diario Oficial. The publication of
responses to comments is a clear indication that the publication of the
standard in its final form is imminent. If the Government decides to
finalize the standard, it will be published as a NOM in the Diario
Oficial. Private sector standards follow the same procedure and are
identified with the NMX prefix. Voluntary NMX standards become mandatory
when quoted or listed in NOMs. The Diario Official is available both in
hard copy and electronically.

**LISTS INCLUDED IN THIS DOCUMENT:** Five different lists follow below
to assist companies, and other interested parties, to be aware of the
draft and final technical regulation issued by the Mexican Government
during the period November 1 to 30, 2005:

1.  The first is a list of the titles of **draft technical regulations
    (NOMs) that are still in the comment period.**

> Notes:

-   The title and short description are in Spanish, with an English
    translation.

-   Interested parties are encouraged to submit comments on draft
    technical regulation directly to the entity or individual identified
    in the publication of the draft NOM.

2.  The second list reports the titles of the **technical regulations
    (NOMs) that have been published in final form as well as responses
    to comments on draft technical regulation.**

> Note:

-   The title and short description are in Spanish with an English
    translation.

3.  The third is a list of **draft standards (NMXs), which comment
    period is still open.**

> Note:

-   Because of time and human resources constraints, only the titles/NMX
    and codes are presented in Spanish and English, without description.
    More detailed information is accessible at
    [www.economia-nmx.gob.mx](http://www.economia-nmx.gob.mx/)

4.  The fourth is a list of the **enacted standards (NMXs).**

> Note:

-   Because of time and human resources constraints, only the titles/NMX
    and codes are presented in Spanish and English, without description.
    More detailed information is accessible at
    [www.economia-nmx.gob.mx](http://www.economia-nmx.gob.mx/)

5.  The fifth is a list of **cancelled technical regulations and
    standards**.

Notes:

-   Remember that although (NMXs) are voluntary, they become mandatory
    when referred to in technical regulations (NOMs), which are always
    mandatory.

-   In order to improve the timeliness of this report, the scope of the
    information has been changed to 15 days.

**1. [Draft Technical Regulations (NOM) Published - November 1 to 30,
2005\
*Proyectos de Norma*\
]{.underline}(Comment period still open)**

Unless otherwise noted, the comment period for these draft technical
regulations is 60 calendar days from the date of publication. Unofficial
translations of titles have been provided to aid the reader as
appropriate.

+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| Date        | Description                                            |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2005-11-11  | Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana                     |
|             | PROY-NOM-147-SEMARNAT/SSA1-2004, Que establece         |
|             | criterios para determinar las concentraciones de       |
|             | remediación de suelos contaminados por arsénico,       |
|             | berilio, cadmio, cromo hexavalente, mercurio, níquel,  |
|             | plomo, selenio, talio y vanadio                        |
|             |                                                        |
|             | Draft Technical Regulation                             |
|             | PROY-NOM-147-SEMARNAT/SSA1-2004, That establishes      |
|             | criteria to determine the concentrations for           |
|             | remediation of soils contaminated with arsenic,        |
|             | beryllium, cadmium, hexavalent chrome, mercury,        |
|             | nickel, lead, selenium, thallium, and vanadium         |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2005-11-17  | Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana                     |
|             | PROY-NOM-043-PESC-2003, Pesca responsable en el        |
|             | embalse de la presa Marte R. Gómez en el Estado de     |
|             | Tamaulipas. Especificaciones para el aprovechamiento   |
|             | de los recursos pesqueros                              |
|             |                                                        |
|             | Draft Technical Regulation PROY-NOM-043-PESC-2003,     |
|             | Responsible fishing in the Marte R. Gomez Dam in the   |
|             | sate of Tamaulipas. Specifications for the             |
|             | exploitation of the fishing resources                  |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2005-11-22  | Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana                     |
|             | PROY-NOM-042-PESC-2003, Pesca responsable en el        |
|             | embalse de la presa Falcón en el Estado de Tamaulipas. |
|             | Especificaciones para el aprovechamiento de los        |
|             | recursos pesqueros                                     |
|             |                                                        |
|             | Draft Technical Regulation PROY-NOM-042-PESC-2003,     |
|             | Responsible fishing in the Falcon Dam in the sate of   |
|             | Tamaulipas. Specifications for the exploitation of the |
|             | fishing resources                                      |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2005-11-24  | Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana                     |
|             | PROY-NOM-039-PESC-2003, Pesca responsable de jaiba en  |
|             | aguas de jurisdicción federal del litoral del Océano   |
|             | Pacífico. Especificaciones para su aprovechamiento     |
|             |                                                        |
|             | Draft Technical Regulation PROY-NOM-039-PESC-2003,     |
|             | Responsible fishing of crab in the federal coastline   |
|             | of the Pacific Ocean. Specifications for exploitation  |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2005-11-29  | Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana                     |
|             | PROY-NOM-029-PESC-2004, Pesca responsable de tiburones |
|             | y rayas. Especificaciones para su aprovechamiento      |
|             |                                                        |
|             | Draft Technical Regulation PROY-NOM-029-PESC-2004,     |
|             | Responsible fishing of sharks and rays. Specifications |
|             | for their exploitation                                 |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+

**2. [Technical Regulations (NOM) Issued and Response to Comments\
November 1 to 30, 2005\
*NOMs Emitidas y Respuestas a Comentarios*]{.underline}**

+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| Date        | Description                                            |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2005-11-01  | Resolución por la que se ratifica la vigencia de la    |
|             | Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-058-SCFI-1999, Productos    |
|             | eléctricos-Balastros para lámparas de descarga         |
|             | eléctrica en gas-Especificaciones de seguridad,        |
|             | publicada el 20 de diciembre de 1999                   |
|             |                                                        |
|             | Resolution that ratifies the validity of the Technical |
|             | Regulation NOM-058-SCFI-1999, Electric products -      |
|             | Ballasts for lamps of electric discharge in gas -      |
|             | Safety specifications, published on December 20, 1999  |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2005-11-07  | Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-116-SEMARNAT-2005, Que      |
|             | establece las especificaciones de protección ambiental |
|             | para prospecciones sismológicas terrestres que se      |
|             | realicen en zonas agrícolas, ganaderas y eriales       |
|             |                                                        |
|             | Technical Regulation NOM-116-SEMARNAT-2005, That       |
|             | establishes the environmental protection               |
|             | specifications for seismological prospecting made in   |
|             | agricultural, stock breeding, and uncultivated areas   |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2005-11-22  | Norma Oficial Mexicana con carácter de emergencia      |
|             | NOM-EM-045-FITO-2005, Por la que se instrumenta el     |
|             | dispositivo nacional de emergencia en los términos del |
|             | artículo 46 de la Ley Federal de Sanidad Vegetal, con  |
|             | el objeto de erradicar el brote de mosca del           |
|             | Mediterráneo (Ceratitis capitata Wied) en Ciudad del   |
|             | Carmen, en el Estado de Campeche                       |
|             |                                                        |
|             | Emergency Technical Regulation NOM-EM-045-FITO-2005,   |
|             | that instruments the national emergency in the terms   |
|             | of article 46 of the Federal Plant Health Law, in      |
|             | order to eradicate the Mediterranean fly (Ceratitis    |
|             | capitata Wied) break out in Ciudad del Carmen,         |
|             | Campeche                                               |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+

+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2005-11-24  | Repuesta a los comentarios recibidos al Proyecto de    |
|             | Modificación a la Norma Oficial Mexicana               |
|             | NOM-001-ZOO-1994, Campaña nacional contra la varroasis |
|             | de las abejas                                          |
|             |                                                        |
|             | Responses to comments received about the Draft         |
|             | Technical Regulation PROY-NOM-001-ZOO-1994, National   |
|             | campaign against Varroasis of honeybees                |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2005-11-25  | Respuesta a los comentarios recibidos respecto del     |
|             | Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana                     |
|             | PROY-NOM-168-SCFI-2004, Bebidas                        |
|             | alcohólicas-Bacanora-Especificaciones de elaboración,  |
|             | envasado y etiquetado                                  |
|             |                                                        |
|             | Responses to comments received about the Draft         |
|             | Technical Regulation PROY-NOM168-SCFI-2004, Alcoholic  |
|             | beverages - Bacanora - Manufacturing, bottling and     |
|             | labeling specifications                                |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+

**3. [Draft Voluntary (NMX) Standards Published - November 1 to 30,
2005\
*Aviso de consulta publica*]{.underline}*\
***(Comment period still open)

######### Please note - in the case of Voluntary (NMX) Standards, only the titles are presented in Spanish and English without description, due to time and human resources constraints.

+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| Date        | Description                                            |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2005-11-28  | Aviso de consulta pública de los proyectos de normas   |
|             | mexicanas PROY-NMX-Y-176-SCFI-2005,                    |
|             | PROY-NMX-Y-342-SCFI-2005 y PROY-NMX-Y-343-SCFI-2005    |
|             |                                                        |
|             | Notice of public consultation of the Draft Standards   |
|             | PROY- NMX-Y-176-SCFI-2005, PROY-NMX-Y-342-SCFI-2005    |
|             | and PROY-NMX-Y-343-SCFI-2005                           |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2005-11-28  | Aviso de consulta pública de los proyectos de normas   |
|             | mexicanas PROY-NMX-W-153-SCFI-2005,                    |
|             | PROY-NMX-W-154-SCFI-2005, PROY-NMX-W-155-SCFI-2005,    |
|             | PROY-NMX-W-156-SCFI-2005, PROY-NMX-W-157-SCFI-2005,    |
|             | PROY-NMX-W-158-SCFI-2005 y PROY-NMX-W-159-SCFI-2005    |
|             |                                                        |
|             | Notice of public consultation of the Draft Standards   |
|             | PROY- NMX-W-153-SCFI-2005, PROY-NMX-W-154-SCFI-2005,   |
|             | PROY-NMX-W-155-SCFI-2005, PROY-NMX-W-156-SCFI-2005,    |
|             | PROY-NMX-W-157-SCFI-2005, PROY-NMX-W-158-SCFI-2005 and |
|             | PROY-NMX-W-159-SCFI-2005                               |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2005-11-30  | Aviso de consulta pública de los proyectos de normas   |
|             | mexicanas PROY-NMX-F-715-COFOCALEC-2005,               |
|             | PROY-NMX-F-716-COFOCALEC-2005 y                        |
|             | PROY-NMX-F-717-COFOCALEC-2005                          |
|             |                                                        |
|             | Notice of public consultation of the Draft Standards   |
|             | PROY-NMX-F-715-COFOCALEC-2005,                         |
|             | PROY-NMX-F-716-COFOCALEC-2005 and                      |
|             | PROY-NMX-F-717-COFOCALEC-2005                          |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2005-11-30  | Aviso de consulta pública de los proyectos de normas   |
|             | mexicanas PROY-NMX-AA-042-SCFI-2005,                   |
|             | PROY-NMX-AA-083-SCFI-2005, PROY-NMX-AA-084-SCFI-2005,  |
|             | PROY-NMX-AA-102-SCFI-2005, PROY-NMX-AA-121-SCFI-2005,  |
|             | PROY-NMX-AA-122-SCFI-2005, PROY-NMX-AA-123-SCFI-2005,  |
|             | PROY-NMX-AA-124-SCFI-2005, PROY-NMX-AA-125-SCFI-2005,  |
|             | PROY-NMX-AA-126-SCFI-2005, PROY-NMX-AA-127-SCFI-2005,  |
|             | PROY-NMX-AA-128-SCFI-2005, PROY-NMX-AA-129-SCFI-2005,  |
|             | PROY-NMX-AA-130-SCFI-2005 y PROY-NMX-AA-131-SCFI-2005  |
|             |                                                        |
|             | Notice of public consultation of the Draft Standards   |
|             | PROY-NMX-AA-042-SCFI-2005, PROY-NMX-AA-083-SCFI-2005,  |
|             | PROY-NMX-AA-084-SCFI-2005, PROY-NMX-AA-102-SCFI-2005,  |
|             | PROY-NMX-AA-121-SCFI-2005, PROY-NMX-AA-122-SCFI-2005,  |
|             | PROY-NMX-AA-123-SCFI-2005, PROY-NMX-AA-124-SCFI-2005,  |
|             | PROY-NMX-AA-125-SCFI-2005, PROY-NMX-AA-126-SCFI-2005,  |
|             | PROY-NMX-AA-127-SCFI-2005, PROY-NMX-AA-128-SCFI-2005,  |
|             | PROY-NMX-AA-129-SCFI-2005, PROY-NMX-AA-130-SCFI-2005   |
|             | and PROY-NMX-AA-131-SCFI-2005                          |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2005-11-30  | Aviso de consulta pública del Proyecto de Norma        |
|             | Mexicana PROY-NMX-FF-080-SCFI-2005                     |
|             |                                                        |
|             | Notice of public consultation of the Draft Standard    |
|             | PROY-NMX-FF-080-SCFI-2005                              |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+

**4. [Enacted Voluntary (NMX) Standards - November 1 to 30, 2005\
*Declaratoria de vigencia de NMXs*]{.underline}**

######### Please note - in the case of Voluntary (NMX) Standards, only the titles are presented in Spanish and English without description, due to time and human resources constraints.

+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| Date        | Description                                            |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2005-11-28  | Declaratoria de vigencia de la Norma Mexicana          |
|             | NMX-W-152-SCFI-2005                                    |
|             |                                                        |
|             | Declaration of effectiveness of the standard           |
|             | NMX-W-152-SCFI-2005                                    |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2005-11-28  | Declaratoria de vigencia de la Norma Mexicana          |
|             | NMX-X-031-SCFI-2005                                    |
|             |                                                        |
|             | Declaration of effectiveness of the standard           |
|             | NMX-X-031-SCFI-2005                                    |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2005-11-29  | Declaratoria de vigencia de la Norma Mexicana          |
|             | NMX-F-713-COFOCALEC-2005                               |
|             |                                                        |
|             | Declaration of effectiveness of the standard           |
|             | NMX-F-713-COFOCALEC-2005                               |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2005-11-29  | Declaratoria de vigencia de las normas mexicanas       |
|             | NMX-K-625-NORMEX-2005, NMX-K-651-NORMEX-2005 y         |
|             | NMX-K-662-NORMEX-2005                                  |
|             |                                                        |
|             | Declaration of effectiveness of the standards          |
|             | NMX-K-625-NORMEX-2005, NMX-K-651-NORMEX-2005 and       |
|             | NMX-K-662-NORMEX-2005                                  |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2005-11-29  | Declaratoria de vigencia de las normas mexicanas       |
|             | NMX-I-005-NYCE-2005, NMX-I-043-NYCE-2005,              |
|             | NMX-I-045-NYCE-2005, NMX-I-090/01-NYCE-2005,           |
|             | NMX-I-090/02-NYCE-2005, NMX-I-090/03-NYCE-2005,        |
|             | NMX-I-095-NYCE-2005 y NMX-I-140-NYCE-2005              |
|             |                                                        |
|             | Declaration of effectiveness of the standards          |
|             | NMX-I-005-NYCE-2005, NMX-I-043-NYCE-2005,              |
|             | NMX-I-045-NYCE-2005, NMX-I-090/01-NYCE-2005,           |
|             | NMX-I-090/02-NYCE-2005, NMX-I-090/03-NYCE-2005,        |
|             | NMX-I-095-NYCE-2005 and NMX-I-140-NYCE-2005            |
+-------------+--------------------------------------------------------+

**5. [Cancelled Technical Regulations and Standards - November 1 to 30,
2005*\
Normas Canceladas*]{.underline}**

  -------------- --------------------------------------------------------
  Date           Description

                 No Technical Regulations or Standards were cancelled
                 during this period of time
  -------------- --------------------------------------------------------

**FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:** For additional information regarding
this report, or other opportunities in the Mexican market, please
contact:

-   Louis Santamaria - Commercial Officer / Standards Attaché for
    Mexico, Central America, Caribbean

-   Jesus Gonzalez - Commercial Specialist

U.S. Commercial Service - Mexico City

Liverpool 31, Col. Juarez

06600 Mexico, D.F., Mexico

Tel: (011) 52-55 - 5140-2603 + 2627

Fax: (011) 52-55 - 5566-1111

E-mail: <louis.santamaria@mail.doc.gov>

<jesus.gonzalez@mail.doc.gov>

Website: [**www.buyusa.gov/mexico**](http://www.buyusa.gov/mexico)