G/TBT/N/MEX/401  
15 March  2018 
(18-1587) 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 Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales  (Ministry of the 
Environment and Natural Resources)  
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 Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales  
(National Advisory Committee on Standardization for the Enviro nment and Natural 
Resources) : Avenida Ejército Nacional número 223, Piso 16, Colonia Anáhuac, Delegación 
Miguel Hidalgo, código postal 11320, Ciudad de México, Tel. : 56 28 06 00 Ext. 10928, 
Email: marcaje.totoaba@semarnat.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) : Totoaba 
(Totoaba macdonaldi ) fish - National tariff heading : 03028901  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-169-SEMARNAT -2018, Que establece las 
especificaciones de marcaje para l os ejemplares, partes y derivados de Totoaba ( Totoaba 
macdonaldi ) provenientes de unidades de manejo para la conservación de vida silvestre  
(Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-169-SEMARNAT -2018, establishing the 
marking specifications for specimens, parts and derivatives of totoaba ( Totoaba 
macdonaldi ) from wildlife conservation management units) (11 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Standard is binding on natural and legal persons 
engaged in commercial or non -commercial activities involving specimens, parts and 
derivatives of totoaba ( Totoaba macdonaldi ) in the United Mexican States.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applica ble: The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the marking 
specifications for specimens, parts and derivatives of totoaba ( Totoaba macdonaldi ) that is 
sustainably farmed in wildlife conservation management units . The specifications will make  
it possible to track the movements of these products between the management unit and 
the end marketer, thus ensuring their traceability.  
8. Relevant documents : NOM-059-SEMARNAT -2010, Protección ambiental -Especies nativas 
de México de flora y fauna silves tres Categorías de riesgo y especificaciones para su 
inclusión, exclusión o cambio -Lista de especies en riesgo  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -
059-SEMARNAT -2010, Environmental Protection - Species of wild flora and fauna native to 
Mexico - Risk categories a nd specifications for their inclusion, exclusion or amendment - G/TBT/N/MEX/401  
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  List of species at risk), published in the Official Journal on 3 0 December 2 010.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : 60 days after publication in the Official Journal as a 
final standard  
10. Final date for comments : 13 May 2 018 
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 of Competitiveness 
and Standardization)  
Dirección General de Normas  (General Directorate of Standards)  
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 43244  
Fax: (+52) 55 5 520 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=5516146&fecha=14/03/2018  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/MEX/18_1386_00_s.pdf