G/TBT/N/MEX/477  
28 September  2020 
(20-6540) 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 : Dirección  General de Normas , Secretaría de Economía  
(Directorate -General of Standards, 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, pisos 7 y 12, Colonia Condesa, Demarcación Territorial 
Cuauhtémoc, Código Postal 06140, Ciudad de México, Mexico  
Tel.: 5729 9100, Ext. 13217/13264  
Email:  
 César Osvaldo Orozco Arce: cesar.orozco@economia.gob.mx  
 Tania Daniela Fosado Soriano: tania.fosado@economia.gob.mx  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 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) : Milk 
powder or dried milk ; Dairy pr oduce ; birds' eggs ; natural honey ; edible products of animal 
origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS 04) ; Milk and processed milk products 
(ICS 67 .100.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Acuerdo  por el 
que la Secretaría de Economía emite reglas y criterios de carácter general en materia de 
Comercio Exterior  (Ministry of the Economy Decision issuing general rules and criteria for 
foreign trade) (8 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The Ministry of the Economy Decision issuing general rules and 
criteria for foreign trade, published in the Official Journal on 3 1 December 2 012, and its 
various amendments , set forth rules establishing general provisions and the requisite 
criteria for compli ance with laws, international trade agreements or treaties, regulations, 
decrees, decisions and other general rules falling within the Ministry of the Economy's 
remit , grouping them so as to facilitate their application by the user.  
The notified Decision i dentifies the tariff headings for milk powder, the entry of which into 
national territory is subject to compliance with Mexican Official Standard NOM -222-
SCFI/SAGARPA -2018: Milk powder or dried milk - Raw material - Specifications, 
commercial information a nd test methods (NOM -222). The Decision specifies the 
documents to be provided by the importer to demonstrate compliance with NOM -222, as 
well as the requirements for the granting of registration numbers for testing laboratories 
that assess conformity with  this technical regulation . Moreover, the Decision lays down 
the procedure for the sending of information by registered laboratories to the authority 
with a view to the  carrying out of import operations.  G/TBT/N/MEX/477  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety ; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating 
trade. 
8. Relevant documents:  
• NOM-222-SCFI/SAGARPA -2018, Leche en polvo o leche deshidratada -Materia 
prima -Especificaciones, informa ción comercial y métodos de prueba  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 30 calendar days after publication of the notified Decision 
in the Official Journal.  
Proposed date of entry into force : 30 calendar days after publication of the notified 
Decision in the Off icial Journal.  
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, Dirección General de Normas  
Calle Pachuca número 189, pisos 7 y 12, Colonia Condesa, Demarcación Territorial 
Cuauhtémoc, Código Postal 06140, Ciudad de México, Mexico  
Tel.: 5729 9100, Ext. 13217/13264  
Email:  
 César Osvaldo Orozco Arce: cesar.orozco@economia.gob.mx  
 Tania Daniela Fosado Soriano: tania.fosado@economia.gob.mx  
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