G/TBT/N/MEX/478  
6 October  2020 
(20-6840) 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 , Dirección General de Normas  (Ministry of the 
Economy, General Directorate of Standards)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regardi ng the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Calle Pachuca número 189, pisos 7 y 12, Colonia Condesa, Demarcación Territorial Cuauhtémoc, 
Código Postal 06140, Ciudad de México, Mexico  
Tel.: 5729 9100, Ext. 13217/13264  
Email : César Osvaldo Orozco Arce cesar.orozco@economia.gob.mx  / Tania Daniela Fosado 
Soriano tania.fosado@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) : Information technology 
equipment an d related apparatus, and office equipment.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de Norma 
Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-019-SE-2020, Equipos de tecnologías de la información y sus 
equipos asociados, así como equipo de uso en oficina - Requisitos de seguridad  (Draft Mexican 
Official Standard PROY -NOM-019-SE-2020, Information technology equipment and related 
apparatus, and office eq uipment - Safety requirements) (This text will cancel Mexican Official 
Standard NOM -019-SCFI-1998 and cancels draft Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-019-
SCFI-2016) (36 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Mexican Official Standard establishes the general and 
specific safety features and requirements for information technology equipment and related 
apparatus, and office equipment, that are imported into and marketed, distributed or hired out 
in the territory of the United Mexican Sta tes. It seeks to ensure consumer safety and protect 
property by preventing any unacceptable risk of harm . The text establishes characteristics 
pertaining to the use of the equipment and systems, with a view to preventing any possible 
misuse and ensuring th at their installation, maintenance and usage correspond to the purpose 
for which they are intended, taking into consideration the following aspects:  
1. Electric shock;  
2. Energy -related hazards;  
3. Fire; 
4. Thermal hazards;  G/TBT/N/MEX/478  
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  5. Mechanical hazards;  
6. Radiation;  
7. Chemical hazards.  
The Standard seeks to reduce risks associated with installed equipment, whether consisting of a 
system of interconnected units or independent units, and to ensure that it is installed, operated 
and maintained in accordance with the manufa cturer's instructions.  
It also sets forth requirements that seek to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or injury for the 
operator and for non -professional personnel that may come into contact with the equipment and, 
where specifically stated, for main tenance personnel.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable : 
Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
NOM-008-SCFI-2002 Sistema General de Unidades de Medida , published in the 
Official Journal on 2 7 November 2 002. 
NMX-I-60950 -1-NYCE -2015 Equipos de tecnologías de la información - Seguridad - 
Requisitos generales . Notice of entry into force published in 
the Official Journal on 1 3 May 2 015. 
NMX-EC-17025 -IMNC -2006 Requisitos gene rales para la competencia de los laboratorios 
de ensayo y de calibración . Notice of entry into force 
published in the Official Journal on 2 4 July 2 006. 
NMX-EC-17020 -IMNC -2014 Evaluación de la conformidad - 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. 
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 
2014. 
NMX-CC-9001-IMNC -2015 Sistemas de gestión de la calidad - Requisitos . Notice of 
entry into force publish ed in the Official Journal on 3 May 
2016. 
NMX-Z-012/2 -1987 Muestreo para la inspección por atributos - Parte 2 : Métodos 
de muestreo, tablas y gráficas . Notice of entry into force 
published in the Official Journal on 2 8 October 1 987. 
NOM-106-SCFI-2000 Características de diseño y condiciones de uso de la 
contraseña oficial , published in the Official Journal on 2 
February 2 001. 
NMX-I-011-NYCE -2003 Electrónica - Aparatos electrónicos - Máquinas copiadoras 
y/o duplicadoras para la reproducción de documentos . 
Notice of entry into force published in the Official Journal on 
31 October 2 003. 
NOM-017-SCFI-1993 Información comercial etiquetado de artículos 
reconstruidos, usados o de segunda m ano, de segunda 
línea, discontinuados y fuera de especificaciones , published 
in the Official Journal on 2 9 October 1 993. 
NOM-024-SCFI-2013 Información comercial para empaques, instructivos y 
garantías de los productos electrónicos, eléctricos y 
electrodomésticos , published in the Official Journal on 1 2 
August 2 013. 
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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 : 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  (General Directorate of Standards)  
Calle Pachuca número 189, pisos 7 y 12, Colonia Condesa, Demarcación Territorial 
Cuauhtémoc  
Código Postal 06140, Ciudad de México, Mexico  
Tel.: 5729 9100, Ext. 13217/13264  
Email : César Osvaldo Orozco Arce cesar.orozco@economia.gob.mx  / Tania Daniela Fosado 
Soriano tania.fosado@economia.gob.mx  
 
Text also available at:  
https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5601161&fecha=24/09/2020  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/MEX /20_5966_00_s.pdf