G/TBT/N/MEX/528  
14 December 2023  
(23-8577) Page: 1/4 
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:  
Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones  (Federal Telecommunications Institute)  
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:  
The Federal Telecommunications Institute will receive any comments, opinions and 
contributions relating to the contents of the preliminary draft by email at 
info.upr@ift.org.mx , or by post at the Oficialía de Partes Común  (Common Clerk's Office) 
of the Institute at Insurgentes Sur 1143, colonia Nochebuena, Demarcación Territorial 
Benito Juárez, C.P. 03720, Ciudad de México, from 9 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. M onday to 
Thursday, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays.  
For any questions, comments or concerns regarding this consultative process, the 
Institute has set up the following contact point for all interested parties : Dulce María 
Álvarez Núñez, Deputy Director of Technical Criteria, email: dulce.alvarez@ift.org.mxy , 
tel.: 50154000, ext. 4735, who will be available during the same working hours as the 
Common Clerk's Office of the Institute.  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Low-power 
radiocommunications devices, equipment or products that can use radio spectrum 
frequency bands in the 30 MHz to 3 GHz range.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Anteproyecto 
de Disposición Técnica IFT -016-2023. Dispositivos de Radiocomunicación de Baja 
Potencia : Dispositivos que hacen uso de bandas de frecuencias del espectro radioeléctrico 
en el intervalo de 30 MHz a 3 GHz - Especificaciones, límites y métodos de prueba  
(Preliminary draft Technical Provision IFT -016-2023. Low-power radiocommunications 
devices : Devices that use radio spectrum frequency bands in the 30 MHz to 3 GHz range . 
Specifications, limits and test methods) (63 pages, in Spanish)  G/TBT/N/MEX/528  
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  6. Description of content :  
Purpose  
The purpose of the notified preliminary draft Technical Provision is to establis h the 
technical specifications for low -power radiocommunications devices, equipment or 
products  that can use radio spectrum frequency bands in the 30 MHz to 3 GHz range and 
the test methods to verify compliance with these specifications.  
Scope  
The notified preliminary draft Technical Provision is applicable to all low -power 
radiocommunications devices, equipment or products that can use radio spectrum 
frequency bands in the 30 MHz to 3 GHz range, with the exception of:  
1. Radio spectrum frequency bands  assigned for emergency, security and search 
and rescue communications, in line with the National Frequency Allocation Table.  
2. Frequency bands classed as protected, in line with the National Frequency 
Allocation Table.  
The notified draft text states that the operation  of these devices should not cause 
interference that is harmful to other authorized equipment or to telecommunications 
networks and services that have been authorized by the Federal Telecommunications 
Institute. However, the devices should accept any harmful interference that may be 
caused by the operation of other devices, equipment or products , without prejudice to 
their compliance with other applicable legal and administrative provisions . The operating 
conditions for these low -power radiocommunications devices, equipment and products 
are as follows:  
1. The devices should not cause harmful interference to authorized or licensed 
stations, other authorized equipment, telecommunications networks and services 
that have been authorized by the Institute, industrial, scientific and medical 
equipment or services in protected frequency bands . The devices may not claim 
protect ion from  interference caused by the above -mentioned stations, networks, 
services or equipment, in cluding other low -power radiocommunications devices, 
equipment or products.  
2. Any low -power radiocommunications device, equipment or product, including  
those with a valid certificate of approval, that causes interference that is harmful 
to authorized or lice nsed stations or protected frequency bands must be 
immediately withdrawn from operation in order to eliminate the harmful 
interference.  
The issuance of the certificate of approval by the Federal Telecommunications Institute 
does not give natural or legal p ersons an acquired or recognizable right over the use of 
the frequency bands in which the low -power radiocommunications device, equipment or 
product transmits.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Quality requirements ; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:  
Acuerdo mediante el cual el Pleno del Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones expide los 
Lineamientos para la homologación de productos, equipos, dispositivos o aparatos 
destinados a telecomunicaciones o radiodifusión  (published on 2 9 December 2 021 in the 
Official Journal of the Federation, available at: 
https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5639645&fecha=29/12/2021#gsc.ta
b=0). 
It is also important to note that Chapter 9 (Compliance with international standards) of 
the notified preliminary draft text states the following:  
The parameters and test methods established under this Technical Provision are in partial 
conformity with the following standards:  G/TBT/N/MEX/528  
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  1. Federal Communications  Commission, Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47, Part 
15, Radio Frequency Devices.  
2. European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) EN 300 220 -1, Short 
Range Devices (SRD) operating in the frequency range 25 MHz to 1 000 MHz ; 
Part 1: Technical cha racteristics and methods of measurement . February 2 017. 
3. ETSI EN 300 440, Short Range Devices (SRD) ; Radio equipment to be used in the 
1 GHz to 40 GHz frequency range ; Harmonized Standard for access to radio 
spectrum . July 2 018. 
4. Industry Canada, Radiocommun ication Regulations . Regulations respecting 
radiocommunication, radio authorizations, exemptions from authorizations and 
the operation of radio apparatus, radio -sensitive equipment and interference -
causing equipment . April 2 014. 
5. ETSI EN 300 175 -2, Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) ; 
Common Interface (CI) ; Part 2: Physical Layer (PHL) . March 2 022. 
6. ETSI EN 300 422 -1, Wireless Microphones ; Audio PMSE up to 3 GHz ; Part 1: Audio 
PMSE equipment up to 3 GHz ; Harmonized Standard for access to radio spectrum . 
November 2 021. 
7. American National Standards Institute/Institute of Electrical and Electronics 
Engineers, ANSI/IEEE C63.17 -2013, American National Standard Methods of 
Measurement of the Electromagnetic and Operational Compatibility of Unlicensed 
Personal Communications Services (UPCS) Devices -Specific test procedures for 
verifying the compliance of unlicensed personal communications services (UPCS) 
devices (including wideband voice and data devices) are established including 
applicable reg ulatory requirements regarding radio -frequency emission levels and 
spectrum access procedures . August 2 013. 
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  G/TBT/N/MEX/528  
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  11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Federal Telecommunications Institute  
For any questions, comments or concerns regarding this consultative process, the 
Institute has set up the following contact point for all interested parties : Ricardo Martínez 
Salazar, Director of Development and Regulatory and Technical Planning, email: 
ricardo.martinez@ift.org.mx , tel.: 55 5015 4000, ext. 4161, who will be available during 
the same working hours as the Common Clerk's Office of the Institute.  
In order to improve the accessibility and inclusiveness  of its public consultation processes, 
the Institute is able to provide all interested parties  with the documents and information 
relating to the present consultati ve process in various formats (VGR files, DOCX and PDF) 
to facilitate their use, reading and  conversion into speech . In the event of any issues 
regarding the accessibility of the notified document, please contact us via telephone at 
800 2000 120, or via email at atencion@ift.org.mx  or jose.hernandez@ift.org.mx , so that 
we can transmit an accessible format of the document and any relevant information to 
you within 72 hours following receipt of your request.  
Secretaría de Economía (Ministry of the Economy)  (contact point for TBT notifications)  
Dirección General de Normas  (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Coordinación de Normas Oficiales Mexicanas  (Official Mexican Standards Coordination 
Office)  
Diógenes Hernández  
Pachuca 189, Colonia Condesa,  
Demarcación territorial Cuauhtémoc,  
Ciudad de México, 06140  
Tel.: (+52 55) 5729 91 00, Ext. 13217  
Email: diogenes.hernandez@economia.gob.mx  
https://www.ift.org.mx/industria/cons ultas-publicas/dt -ift-016-2023-dispositivos -de-
radiocomunicacion -de-baja-potencia  
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