G/TBT/N/MEX/472  
24 July 2020 
(20-5100) Page: 1/3 
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:  
CCONNSE ubicado en Calle Pachuca número 189, Colonia Condesa, Demarcación 
Territorial Cuauhtémoc, C.P. 06140, Ciudad de México, Mexico  
Tel.: (+52) 55 57 29 91 00, Ext. 13247  
Email: cesar.orozco@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) : Tequila  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Procedimiento para la Evaluación de la Conformidad de la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -
006-SCFI-2012, Bebidas Alcohólicas -Tequila -Especificaciones, publicada en El Diario 
Oficial de la Fede ración el 13 de diciembre de 2012  (Draft conformity assessment 
procedure for Mexican Official Standard NOM -006-SCFI-2012: Alcoholic beverages – 
Tequila  - Specifications, published in the Official Journal on 1 3 December 2 012) (19 
pages, in Spanish)  
6. Desc ription of content : The notified draft conformity assessment procedure is aimed at  
determin ing compliance with Mexican Official Standard NOM -006-SCFI-2012: Alcoholic 
beverages – Tequila  - Specifications, published in the Official Journal on 1 3 December 
2012, or the Standard replacing it, as well as conformity with the relevant Standards by 
authorized users of the designation of origin "Tequila".  
It also includes  the sampling, testing, cali bration, certification and verification procedures 
for ensur ing compliance with the Mexican Official Standard in force, or the Standard 
replacing it, and applies to the subjects covered by this Standard.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of  urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling  G/TBT/N/MEX/472  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• Acuerdo por el que la Secretaría de Economía emite reglas y criterios de carácter 
general en materia de Comercio Exterior , published in the Official Journal on 3 1 
December 2 012, and amendments thereto.  
• Ley Federal sobre Metrología y Normalización , published in the Official Journal on 
1 July 1 992, and amendments thereto.  
• Ley General de Salud , published in the Official Journal on 7 February 1 984, and 
amendments theret o. 
• Reglamento de la Ley General de Salud en Materia de Control Sanitario de 
Actividades, Establecimientos, Productos y Servicios , published in the Official 
Journal on 1 8 January 1 988, and amendments thereto.  
• Mexican Official Standard NOM -008-SCFI-2002: Sistema General de Unidades de 
Medida , published in the Official Journal on 2 7 November 2 002. 
• Mexican Official Standard NOM -106-SCFI-2017: Características de diseño y 
condiciones de uso de la Contraseña Oficial , published in the Official Journal on 8 
Septem ber 2017. 
• Mexican Official Standard NOM -251-SSA1 -2009: Prácticas de higiene para el 
proceso de alimentos, bebidas o suplementos alimenticios , published in the 
Official Journal on 1 March 2 010. 
• Mexican Standard NMX -EC-17020 -IMNC -2014: Evaluación de la Confo rmidad -
Requisitos para el Funcionamiento de diferentes tipos de Unidades (Organismos) 
que realizan la Verificación (Inspección) . Notice of entry into force published in 
the Official Journal on 6 June 2 014. 
• Mexican Standard NMX -EC-17025 -IMNC -2018: Requisito s Generales para la 
Competencia de los Laboratorios de Ensayo y Calibración . Notice of entry into 
force published in the Official Journal on 9 August 2 018. 
• Mexican Standard NMX -EC-17065 -IMNC -2014: Evaluación de la Conformidad -
Requisitos para Organismos que Certifican Productos, Procesos y Servicios . Notice 
of entry into force published in the Official Journal on 6 June 2 014. 
• Mexican Standard NMX -V-049-NORMEX -2004: Bebidas Alcohólicas -Bebidas 
Alcohólicas que contienen Tequila -Denominación, etiq uetado y especificaciones . 
Notice of entry into force published in the Official Journal on 2 1 May 2 004. 
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/472  
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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:  
Dirección General de Normas (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 43244  
Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715  
Website : http://www.economia.gob.mx/comunidad -negocios/normalizacion/catalogo -
mexicano -de-normas  
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx ; cesar.orozco@economia.gob.mx ; 
tania.fosado@economia.gob.mx  
Text available at:  
https://www.dof.gob.m x/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5596985&fecha=21/07/2020  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/MEX/20_4478_00_s.pdf