G/TBT/N/MEX/442  
13 December 2018  
(18-7873) 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 Salud  (Ministry of Health)  
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 Innovación, Desarrollo, Tecnologías e 
Información en Salud (National Advisory Committee on Standardization for Innovation, 
Development, Technology and Information in  Health) Address : Lieja número 7, 1er. piso, 
Colonia Juárez, Demarcación Territorial Cuauhtémoc, código postal 06696, Ciudad de 
México, Tel. : (55) 55 53 69 30 y 52 86 17 20, Fax : 52 86 17 26, Email: 
jose.meljem@salud.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) : Medical 
equipment for eximer laser ophthalmic surgery  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-029-SSA3 -2018, Regulación de los servicios de salud . 
Para la práctica de la cirugía oftalmológica con láser excimer  (Draft Mexican Official 
Standard PROY -NOM-029-SSA3 -2018: Regulation of health services . Practice of eximer 
laser ophthalmic surgery)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard is mandatory for all 
medical health care facilities in the public, social and private sectors which comprise the 
national health system, and for health officers and professionals practising eximer laser 
ophthalmic surgery, and also for technical staff involved in the proce dure.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified Standard establishes the characteristics and minimum 
specifications for the infrastructure, equipment, organization and operation of medical 
faciliti es at which ophthalmic surgery is offered and performed, and for the profiles of the 
professional staff carrying out this procedure.  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Mexican Official Standar d NOM-001-SEDE -2012, Instalaciones Eléctricas 
(utilización) ; 
• Mexican Official Standar d NOM-004-SSA3 -2012, del expediente clínico ; G/TBT/N/MEX/442  
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  • Mexican Standard NOM-005-SSA3 -2010, que establece los requisitos mínimos de 
infraestructura y equipamiento de establecimientos para la atención médica de 
pacientes ambulatorios ; 
• Mexican Official Standar d NOM-016-SSA3 -2012, que establece las características 
mínimas de infraestructura y equipamiento de hospitales y consultorios de 
atención médica especializada ; 
• Mexican Official Standard NOM -024-SSA3 -2012, Sistemas de información de 
registro electrón ico para la salud . Intercambio de información ; 
• Mexican Official Standard NOM -030-SSA3 -2013, que establece las características 
arquitectónicas para facilitar el acceso, tránsito, uso y permanencia de las 
personas en establecimientos para la atención médica ambulatoria y hospitalaria 
del Sistema Nacional de Salud.  
• Mexican Official Standard NOM-240-SSA1 -2012, Instalación y operación de la 
tecnovigilancia . 
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined.  
Proposed date of entry into force : The notified Standard will enter into force 60 
calendar days after its publication in the Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments : 29 January 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)  
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad (Under -Secretariat for Competitiveness 
and Standardization)  
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 avail able at:  
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5545445&fecha=30/11/2018  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/MEX/18_6398_00_s.pdf