G/TBT/N/MEX/453  
2 May 2019 
(19-3025) 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 : Secretaría de Energía  (Ministry of Energy)  
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:  
Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias , 
CCNN -SNyS (National Advisory Committee on Standardization for Nuclear Safety and 
Safeguards)  
Dr José María Barragán Número 779 - 4to piso  
Colonia Narvarte, código postal 03020, Ciudad de México  
Tel.: 5095 3246  
Fax: 5590 6103  
Email: ccnn_snys@cnsns.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) : Products 
relating to protection against radioactive contamination  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of t he notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-008-NUCL -2019, "Límites de contaminación 
radiactiva y criterios para su control" (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-008-
NUCL -2019: "Limits for radioactive contamination and criteria for its control")  (16 pages, 
in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard is applicable to 
radioactive and nuclear facilities where radioactive contamination is or may be present.  
7. Objective and rationale, includi ng the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : To specify limits for radioactive contamination and the criteria under which 
controls minimizing the exposure of personnel to surface and airborne radioactive 
contamination in the workplace must be establi shed.  
8. Relevant documents:  
• NOM-041-NUCL -2013, Límites anuales de incorporación y concentraciones en 
liberaciones, o la que la sustituya ; 
• NOM-035-NUCL -2013, Criterios para la dispensa de residuos con material 
radiactivo, o la que la sustituya.  G/TBT/N/MEX/453  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined.  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined.  
10. Final date for comments : 16 June 2 019 
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)  
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  
sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx  
Text available at:  
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5558057&fecha=17/04/2019  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/MEX/19_2576_00_s.pdf