G/TBT/N/MEX/513  
27 July 2022 
(22-5679) 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 : Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización de la Secretaría de 
Economía , CCONNSE (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 #189, Piso 7, Col . Condesa, C.P. 06140, Demarcación Territorial 
Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad de México, Tel. : (55) 57 29 91 00, Ext. 13245  
Email: dgn.industrialigera@economia.gob.mx  
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) : Wood 
particle board and wood fibreboard  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PROYECTO de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-203-SE-2020, Que establece los límites máximos 
permisibles de emisión de formaldehído en tableros de partículas de madera y tableros 
de fibras de madera fabricados con urea formaldehído y en los productos fabricados con 
este tipo de tableros  (Draft Mex ican Official Standard PROY -NOM-203-SE-2020 
establishing the maximum permissible limits for formaldehyde emissions from wood 
particle board and wood fibreboard manufactured using urea -formaldehyde, and products 
manufactured with this type of board) (34 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified technical regulation (draft Mexican Official 
Standard) establishes maximum permissible limits for formaldehyde emissions from and 
the formaldehyde content of wood particle board and wood fibreboar d which are 
manufactured using urea -formaldehyde as an adhesive, in addition to furniture and parts 
thereof, and all other products manufactured using this type of board.  
It also applies to domestically -produced and imported wood particle board and wood 
fibreboard, during the production of which urea -formaldehyde resins were used, in 
addition to domestically -produced and imported furniture and parts thereof, and all 
products manufactured using this type of board.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the n ature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection ; Protection of 
human health or safety.  G/TBT/N/MEX/513  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
Mexican Standard NMX -C-462-ONNCCE -2010, INDUSTRIA DE LA CONSTRUCCION -
TABLEROS DE PARTICULAS DE MADERA -PROPIEDADES FISICAS Y MECANICAS, TASA DE 
EMISION Y CONTENIDO DE FORMALDEHIDO -METODOS DE ENSAYO . Notice of entry into 
force published in the Official Journal on 7 April 2 011. 
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 September 2 017. 
Mexican Standard NMX -EC-17025 -IMNC -2018, REQUISITOS GENERALES PARA LA 
COMPETENCIA DE LOS LABORATORIOS DE ENSAYO Y CALIBRACIÓN (cancelling Mexica n 
Standard NMX -EC-17025 -IMNC -2006) . Notice of entry into force published in the Official 
Journal on 9 August 2 018. 
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 [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Subsecretaría de Industria, Comercio y Competitividad  (Under -Secretariat of Industry, 
Trade and Competitiv eness)  
Dirección General de Normas (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Pachuca 189, Colonia Condesa,  
Demarcación territorial Cuauhtémoc,  
Ciudad de México, 06140  
Tel.: (+52 55) 5729 91 00, Ext. 13247 or 13264  
Email: tania.fosado@economia.gob.mx ; emeterio.mosso@economia.gob.mx  
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