G/TBT/N/MEX/168/Rev.1  
15 February  2021 
(21-1265) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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 : Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización de la Secretaría de 
Economía  (National Advisory Committee on Standardization of the 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, Mexico  
Tel.: (+52) 55 57 29 61 00, Ext. 13247  
Email: cesar.orozco@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) : Juices; 
coconut water ; nectars ; non-alcoholic beverages containing fruit, coconut water or 
coconut, or vegetables ; and non -alcoholic flavoured  beverages  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PROYECTO de 
Modificación a la Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-173-SE-2020, Jugos, agua de coco, 
néctares, bebidas no alcohólicas con vegetales o frutas, agua  de coco o coco, verduras u 
hortalizas y bebidas no alcohólicas saborizadas -Denominación -Especificaciones -
Información comercial y métodos de prueba (cancelará a la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -
173-SCFI-2009, Jugos de frutas Preenvasados -Denominaciones, espec ificaciones 
fisicoquímicas, información comercial y métodos de prueba, publicada el 28 de agosto de 
2009)  (Draft amendment to Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-173-SE-2020: Juices; 
coconut water ; nectars ; non-alcoholic beverages containing fruit, coconut water or 
coconut, or vegetables ; and non -alcoholic flavoured beverages - Description - 
Specifications - Commercial information and test methods (cancelling Mexican Official 
Standard NOM -173-SCFI-2009: Pre-packaged fruit juice – Trade D escriptions, physico -
chemical specifications, commercial information and test methods, published on 2 8 
August 2 009)) (24 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Mexican Official Standard establishes the 
specifications for the product descriptions and commer cial information that must be 
contained in the labelling of pre -packaged domestic or foreign products intended for final 
consumers that are marketed in Mexican territory as juice, coconut water, nectar and 
non-alcoholic beverages containing fruit, coconut water or coconut, or vegetables, or that 
are flavoured with fruit, coconut water or coconut, or vegetables.  G/TBT/N/MEX/168/Rev.1  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Mexican Official Standard NOM -002-SCFI-2011 - Productos preenvasados -
Contenido neto -Tolerancias y métodos de verificación , published in the Official 
Journal on 1 0 August 2 012, 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, and amendments 
thereto  
• Mexican Official Standard NOM -030-SCFI- 2006 - Información comercial -
Decla ración de cantidad en la etiqueta -Especificaciones , published in the Official 
Journal on 6 November 2 006, and amendments thereto  
• Mexican Official Standard NOM -051-SCFI/SSA1 -2010 - Especificaciones generales 
de etiquetado para alimentos y bebidas no alcohólicas preenvasados -Información 
comercial y sanitaria , published in the Official Journal on 5 April 2 010, and 
amendments thereto  
• Mexican Official Standard NOM -086-SSA1 -1994 - Bienes y Servicios . Alimentos y 
bebidas no alcohólicas con modificaciones en  su composición . Especificaciones 
nutrimentales , published in the Official Journal on 2 6 June 1 996 
• Mexican Standard NMX -F-103-NORMEX -2009 - Alimentos -Determinación de 
grados brix en alimentos y bebidas, Método de ensayo (prueba) . Notice of entry 
into force  published in the Official Journal on 1 9 June 2 009 
• ACUERDO por el que se determinan los aditivos y coadyuvantes en alimentos, 
bebidas y suplementos alimenticios, su uso y disposiciones sanitarias , published 
in the Official Journal on 1 6 July 2 012, and amen dments thereto  
• ACUERDO por el que se determinan los aditivos y coadyuvantes en alimentos, 
bebidas y suplementos alimenticios, su uso y disposiciones sanitarias , published 
in the Official Journal on 1 6 July 2 012, and amendments thereto  
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  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Dirección General de Normas (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Calle Pachuca número 189, pisos 7 y 12, Colonia Condesa, Demarcación  Territorial 
Cuauhtémoc, Código Postal 06140, Ciudad de México, Mexico  
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 13217/13264  
Email:  
César Osvaldo Orozco Arce: cesar.orozco@economia.gob.mx  
Tania Daniela Fosado Sorian o: tania.fosado@economia.gob.mx  
https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5611285&fecha=11/02/2021  
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