. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/MEX/4
11 June 2001
(01-2868)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   MEXICO
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Health
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   Contact Point
DGN/SE
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 2.10.1 [ X    ], 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):   Perfumery and beauty
products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Resolution Amending
Mexican Official Standard NOM-141-SSA1-1995, Goods and Services.  Labelling of pre-
packaged perfumery and beauty products, published on 18 July 1997 (2 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This Resolution to amend the Mexican Official Standard was
adopted because, following the entry into force of the Standard, it was realized that some
changes needed to be made to its content in order to make its implementation simpler,
clearer and more consistent.  The following amendment was therefore made to Item 4.2
"Quantity indication" which now reads as follows:
"4.2 Quantity indication4.2.1 Meet the requirements of current Mexican Official Standards NOM-030-SCFI: Trade
information – Quantity declaration on the label – Specifications, and NOM-008-SCFI:General System of Units of Measurement, which can also be displayed in imperial units, in
Spanish, using the same typeface and type size.
4.2.2 Collective packaging (packs, packets, boxes, etc.) used for marketing various products
must display how many individual containers or  units it comprises or holds, including the
net contents thereof (weight, volume).  Th e aforesaid information must be shown on the
principal display surfaces or information panels of cartons, packs, packets, boxes, etc., with
no restrictions on the type size which may be used, as long as it is easily legible to the
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6. Description of content:   (cont'd)
4.2.3 For the purposes of meeting quantity declaration requirements, it is considered
sufficient that containers should display the quantitative data followed by the unit on an
appropriate scale, without it being necessary to display the terms CONTENTS, NET
CONTENTS or the abbreviations CONT. and NET CONT."
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la Federación (Official Journal) of 14 May 2001
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }15 May 2001          
10. Final date for comments:   Not applicable
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Web-site:  http://www.economia.gob.mx/normas (Standards catalogue)