G/TBT/N/MEX/499  
2 August  2021 
(21-6020) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : MEXICO  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Secretaría de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Calle Pachuca número 189, Colonia Condesa, Demarcación Territorial Cuauhtémoc, 
Código Postal 06140, Ciudad de México  
Email: dgn.industriapesada@economia.gob.mx  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Iron and 
steel products for constru ction 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PROYECTO de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-251-SE-2020, Industria de la construcción -Productos 
de hierro y acero -Especificaciones, métodos de prueba e información comercial  (Draft 
Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-251-SE-2020: Construction industry - Iron and 
steel products - Specifications, test methods and commercial information) (18 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the 
specifications, test methods, commercial information and conformity assessment 
applica ble to iron and steel products for the construction sector that are manufactured, 
imported and/or marketed in Mexico, in order to ensure user safety.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer informatio n, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Mexican Standard NMX -B-480-CANACERO -2011, Industria Siderúrgica -Perfiles y 
Planchas de Acero de Baja Aleación y Alta Resistencia al Manganeso -Niobio -
Vanadio para Uso Estructural -Especificaciones y Métodos de Prueba . Notice of 
entry into force published in the Official Journal on 3 June 2 011. 
• NMX-B-500-CANACERO -2015, Industria Siderúrgica -Escalerilla de Acero para 
Refuerzo Horizontal de Muros de Mampostería -Especificaciones y Métodos de 
Prueba . Notice of entry into force published in the Official Journal on 2 1 May 
2015. G/TBT/N/MEX/499  
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  • NMX-B-506-CANACERO -2019, Industria Siderúrgica -Varilla Corrugada de Acero 
para Refuerzo de Concreto - Especificaciones y Métodos d e Prueba . Notice of 
entry into force published in the Official Journal on 7 October 2 019. 
• NMX-H-084-1983, Productos Siderúrgicos -Torones y cables de acero . Notice of 
entry into force published in the Official Journal on 1 7 August 1 983. 
• NMX-Z-012/2 -1987, Muestreo para la inspección por atributos -Parte 2 : Métodos 
de muestreo, tablas y gráficas . Notice of entry into force published in the Official 
Journal on 2 8 October 1 987. 
• NMX-CC-9001-IMNC -2015, Sistemas de gestión de la calidad -Requisitos . Notice 
of entry into force published in the Official Journal on 3 May 2 016. 
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía  
Subsecretaría de Industria, Comercio y Competitividad  (Under -Secretariat of Industry, 
Trade and Competitiveness)  
Dirección General de Normas (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Contact person : César Osvaldo Orozco Arce  
Pachuca 189, Colonia Condesa,  
Demarcación territorial Cuauhtémoc,  
Ciudad de México, 06140  
C.P. 53950  
(+52 55) 5729 91 00, Ext. 13247 or 13264  
cesar.orozco@economia.gob.mx ; tania.fosado@economia.gob.mx  
https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5625055&fecha=28/07/2021  
https://membe rs.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/MEX/21_5015_00_s.pdf