G/TBT/N/MEX/364  
20 July 2017 
(17-3988) 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 Economía  (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:  
Comité Consultivo Nac ional de Normalización de la Secretaría de Economía , CCONNSE 
(National Advisory Committee on Standardization of the Ministry of the Economy) Av . 
Puente de Tecamachalco No. 6, Col . Lomas de Tecamachalco, Sección Fuentes, Naucalpan 
de Juárez, C.P. 53950, Est ado de México, Tel. : 57 29 61 00, Ext. : 43219 and 43231, 
Email: claudia.sama@economia.gob.mx  and consultapublica@economia.gob.mx   
3. Notified under Ar ticle 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) : Mobile 
terminal equipment (85.17.69. 10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-221-SCFI-2017, Especificaciones de los equipos 
terminales móviles que puedan hacer uso del espectro radioeléctrico o ser conectados a 
redes de telecomunic aciones . Parte 1 . Código de Identidad de Fabricación del Equipo 
(IMEI) y funcionalidad de receptor de radiodifusión sonora en Frecuencia Modulada (FM) 
(Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-221-SCFI-2017, Specifications for mobile 
terminal equipment tha t can use the radio spectrum or connect to a public 
telecommunications network . Part 1 : International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) 
number and operation of sound broadcasting receiver s in frequency modulation (FM)), 
(3 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Descriptio n of content : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard applies to all mobile 
terminal equipment that can use the radio spectrum or connect to a public communications 
network.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : To establish specifications relating to the International Mobile Equipment 
Identity (IMEI) number, and requirements to ensure the unimpeded operation of the sound 
broadcasting receivers in frequency modulation (FM) of mobile terminal equipment th at 
can use the radio spectrum or connect to a public communications network ; and test 
methods to ensure compliance with the specifications and requirements set out in 
Technical Provision IFT -011-2017.  G/TBT/N/MEX/364  
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  8. Relevant documents : Acuerdo mediante el cual el Ple no del Instituto Federal de 
Telecomunicaciones expide la Disposición Técnica IFT -011-2017: Especificaciones de los 
equipos terminales móviles que puedan hacer uso del espectro radioeléctrico o ser 
conectados a redes de telecomunicaciones (Decision of the P lenary Meeting of the Federal 
Telecommunications Institute issuing Technical Provision  IFT-011-2017: Specifications for 
mobile terminal equipment that can use the radio spectrum or connect to a public 
communications network)  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 60 calendar days after its publication in the Official Journal 
as a final standard.  
Proposed date of entry into force : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard will enter 
into force 60 calendar days after its publication in the Official Journal as a fi nal standard.  
10. Final date for comments : 60 calendar days as from 1 7 July   
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  
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad  
Dirección General de Normas  
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 43217  
Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715  
Website: http://www.economia -noms.gob.mx/?P=144  
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  and/or sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx  
Text available online at:  
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5490423&fecha=17/07/2017  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/MEX/17_3302_00_s.pdf