G/TBT/N/MEX/302  
6 April 2016  
(16-1916)  Page: 1/4  
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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: Secretaría de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy) 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 la Secretaría de Economía , CCONNSE 
(National Advisory Committee on Standardization of the Ministry of the Economy) 
Av. Puente de Tecamachalco Núm. 6 Col. Lomas de Tecamachalco, Sección Fuentes 
Naucalpan de Juárez, C.P. 53950, Estado de México 
Tel.: 57 29 91 00, Ext. 43205 or 43259 Fax: 55 20 97 15 
Email: jesus.lucatero@economia.gob.mx /karla.fernandez@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): Alcoholic 
beverages (Heading 22; International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.160.10) 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-199-SCFI-2015, Bebidas Alcohólicas - Denominación, Especificaciones Fisicoquímicas, Información Comercial y Métodos de Prueba  (Draft 
Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-199-SCFI-2015: Alcoholic beverages - Designations, 
physicochemical specifications, commercial information and test methods) (48 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content: The notified draft Mexican Official Standard applies to all 
alcoholic beverages marketed in national territory, whether produced and packaged in Mexico or imported into the country. The design ations of these products must comply with 
the applicable provisions and specifications established in this draft Standard. 
The notified draft Standard defines the designations used for different types of alcoholic 
beverages and establishes physicochemical specifications, commercial information 
requirements, and the test methods that must be applied to determine compliance with 
the aforementioned specifications. It seeks to curtail the deceptive marketing of the 
products concerned, to the benefit of Mexican consumers. The draft Standard also seeks to 
help consumers avoid wasting money, in accordance with Article 32 of the Mexican Federal 
Consumer Protection Law and Article 18 of its Implementing Regulations, and to eliminate 
confusion by providing consumers with accurate and verifiable information regarding the products they buy. 
Article 32 of the Mexican Federal Consumer Protection Law establishes that information or 
advertising concerning goods, products or services, that is disseminated via any medium or in any form, shall be accurate and verifiab le and not contain any text, dialogue, sounds, G/TBT/N/MEX/302 
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  images, trademarks, designations of origin or other descriptions that mislead or are likely 
to mislead or cause confusion due to their deceptive or unscrupulous nature. 
Furthermore, in accordance with Article 1, paragraph III, of the Mexican Federal Consumer 
Protection Law, the issuing of the draft Mexi can Official Standard for alcoholic beverages 
protects consumers by ensuring that they receive adequate and clear information on the products they buy. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified Standard seeks to establish the designations, physicochemical 
specifications and commercial information requirements for all alcoholic beverages, with a view to ensuring that consumers receive accurate information. It also establishes the test and conformity assessment methods applicable to such beverages. 
8. Relevant documents:  
 Mexican Official Standard NOM-006-SCFI-2012: Bebidas alcohólicas - Tequila - 
Especificaciones  (Alcoholic beverages - Tequila - Specifications); 
 Mexican Official Standard NOM-030-SCFI-2006: Información commercial - 
Declaración de cantidad en la etiqueta - Especificaciones  (Trade information - 
Quantity declaration on the label - Specifications); 
 Mexican Official Standard NOM-070-SCFI-1994: Bebidas alcohólicas - Mezcal - 
Especificaciones  (Alcoholic beverages - Mezcal - Specifications); 
 Mexican Official Standard NOM-106-SCFI-2000: Características de diseño y 
condiciones de uso de la contraseña oficial  (Design characteristics and conditions for 
use of the official countermark); 
 Mexican Official Standard NOM-127-SSA1-1994: Salud ambiental, agua para uso y 
consumo humano - Límites permisibles de calidad y tratamientos a que debe someterse el agua para su potabilización  (Environmental health, water for human 
use and consumption - Permissible limits and water purification treatment); 
 Mexican Official Standard NOM-142-SSA1/SCFI-2014: Bebidas alcohólicas - 
Especificaciones sanitarias - Etiquetado sanitario y comercial  (Alcoholic beverages -
Health specifications - Health and commercial labelling); 
 Mexican Official Standard NOM-144-SCFI-2000: Bebidas alcohólicas - Charanda - 
Especificaciones  (Alcoholic beverages - Charanda - Specifications); 
 Mexican Official Standard NOM-159-SCFI-2004: Bebidas alcohólicas - Sotol - 
Especificaciones y métodos de prueba  (Alcoholic beverages - Sotol - Specifications 
and test methods); 
 Mexican Official Standard NOM-168-SCFI-2004: Bebidas alcohólicas - Bacanora - 
Especificaciones de elaboración, envasado y etiquetado  (Alcoholic beverages - 
Bacanora - Manufacturing, bottling and labelling specifications); 
 Mexican Official Standard NOM-251-SSA1-2009: Prácticas de higiene para el proceso 
de alimentos, bebidas o suplementos alimenticios  (Hygiene practices for the 
processing of foods, drinks and dietary supplements); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-001-NORMEX-2012: Bebidas alcohólicas destiladas - 
Whisky y whiskey - Denominación, etiquetado y especificaciones  (Distilled alcoholic 
beverages - Whisky and whiskey - Designations, labelling and specifications); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-002-NORMEX-2010: Bebidas alcohólicas destiladas - Ron - 
Denominación, etiquetado y especificaciones  (Distilled alcoholic beverages - Rum - 
Designations, labelling and specifications); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-011-NORMEX-2013: Bebidas alcohólicas fermentadas - 
Sidra natural - Sidra - Sidra gasificada - Denominación, etiquetado y especificaciones  
(Fermented alcoholic beverages - Natural cider - Cider - Carbonated cider - 
Designations, labelling and specifications); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-012-NORMEX-2005: Bebidas alcohólicas - Vino - 
Especificaciones  (Alcoholic beverages - Wine - Specifications); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-018-NORMEX-2009: Bebidas alcohólicas destiladas - 
Brandy - Denominación, etiquetado y especificaciones  (Distilled alcoholic beverages - 
Brandy - Designations, labelling and specifications); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-019-NORMEX-2008: Bebidas alcohólicas destiladas - 
Vodka - Denominación, etiquetado y especificaciones  (Distilled alcoholic beverages - 
Vodka - Designations, labelling and specifications); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-020-NORMEX-2008: Bebidas alcohólicas destiladas - G/TBT/N/MEX/302 
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  Ginebra - Denominación, etiquetado y especificaciones  (Distilled alcoholic beverages 
- Gin - Designations, labelling and specifications); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-030-NORMEX-2005: Bebidas alcohólicas - Vino generoso - 
Especificaciones  (Alcoholic beverages - Dessert wine - Specifications); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-034-NORMEX-2006: Bebidas alcohólicas - Alcohol etílico 
(etanol) - Materia prima - Especificaciones  (Alcoholic beverages - Ethyl alcohol 
(ethanol) - Raw material - Specifications); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-047-NORMEX-2009: Bebidas alcohólicas - Vino espumoso 
y vino gasificado - Denominación, etiquetado y especificaciones  (Alcoholic beverages 
- Sparkling wine and aerated sparkling wine - Designations, labelling and 
specifications); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-048-NORMEX-2009: Bebidas alcohólicas - Determinación 
de dióxido de carbono (C02) en bebidas alcohólicas - Métodos de ensayo (prueba)  
(Alcoholic beverages - Determination of carbon dioxide (CO2) in alcoholic beverages - Test methods); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-049-NORMEX-2004: Bebidas alcohólicas - Bebidas 
alcohólicas que contienen tequila - Denominación, etiquetado y especificaciones  
(Alcoholic beverages - Alcoholic beverages containing tequila - Designations, labelling and specifications); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-004-NORMEX-2013: Bebidas alcohólicas - Determinación 
de furfural - Métodos de ensayo (prueba)  (Alcoholic beverages - Determination of 
furfural - Test methods); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-005-NORMEX-2013: Bebidas alcohólicas - Determinación 
de aldehídos, ésteres, metanol y alcoholes superiores - Métodos de ensayo (prueba)  
(Alcoholic beverages - Determination of aldehydes, esters, methanol and higher 
alcohols - Test methods); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-006-NORMEX-2013: Bebidas alcohólicas - Determinación 
de azúcares - Azúcares reductores directos y totales - Métodos de ensayo (prueba)  
(Alcoholic beverages - Determination of sugars - Direct and total reducing sugars - 
Test methods); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-013-NORMEX-2013: Determinación del contenido 
alcohólico (por ciento de alcohol en volumen a 293 K) (20ºC) (% alc. vol.) - Métodos 
de ensayo (prueba)  (Alcoholic beverages - Determination of alcohol content 
(percentage of alcohol by volume at 293 k) (20%) (% alc. vol.) - Test methods); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-015-NORMEX-2014: Bebidas alcohólicas - Determinación 
de acidez total, acidez fija y acidez volátil - Métodos prueba  (Alcoholic beverages - 
Determination of total acidity, fixed acidity and volatile acidity - Test methods); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-017-NORMEX-2014: Bebidas alcohólicas - Determinación 
de extracto seco y cenizas - Métodos de ensayo (prueba)  (Alcoholic beverages - 
Determination of dry extract and ash - Test methods); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-025-NORMEX-2010: Bebidas Alcohólicas - Determinación 
de Adición de Alcoholes o Azucares Provenientes de Caña, Sorgo o Maíz a Bebidas 
Alcohólicas Provenientes de Uva, Manzana o Pera Mediante la Relación Isotópica de 
Carbono 13 (D1³Cvpdb), Determinación del Origen de Co2 en Bebidas Alcohólicas Gaseosas Mediante la Relación Isotópic a de Carbono 13 (D1³Cvpdb), Determinación 
de Adición de Agua en los Vinos Mediante la Relación Isotópica del Oxigeno 18 
(D18ovsmow), Por Espectrometría de Masas de Isotopos Estables - Métodos de 
Prueba  (Alcoholic beverages - Determination of the addition of alcohol or sugars 
deriving from sugar cane, sorghum or maiz e to alcoholic beverages deriving from 
grapes, apples or pears through the Carbon 13 isotope ratio ( δ13 CVPDB), 
determination of the origin of CO2 in carbonated alcoholic beverages through the Carbon 13 isotope ratio ( δ13 CVPDB), determination of added water in wine through 
the Oxygen 18 isotope ratio ( δ18 OVSMOW), using stable isotope mass spectrometry 
- Test methods); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-027-NORMEX-2014: Bebidas alcohólicas - Determinación 
de anhídrido sulfuroso, dióxido de azufre (SO2) libre y total - Métodos de ensayo 
(prueba) (Alcoholic beverages - Determination of free and total sulphur dioxide 
(SO2) - Test methods); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-032-NORMEX-2010: Bebidas alcohólicas - Determinación 
de metales como cobre (Cu), plomo (Pb), arsénico (As), zinc (Zn), hierro (Fe), calcio 
(Ca), mercurio (Hg), cadmio (Cd), por absorción atómica - Métodos de ensayo (prueba)  (Alcoholic beverages - Determination of metals such as copper (Cu), lead G/TBT/N/MEX/302 
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  (Pb), arsenic (As), zinc (Zn), iron (Fe) , calcium (Ca), mercury (Hg) and cadmium 
(Cd) by atomic absorption); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-046-NORMEX-2009: Bebidas alcohólicas - Denominación, 
clasificación, definiciones y terminología  (Alcoholic beverages - Names, classification, 
definitions and terminology); 
 Acuerdo por el que se determinan los aditivos y coadyuvantes en alimentos, bebidas 
y suplementos alimenticios, su uso y disposiciones sanitarias  (Agreement 
establishing the additives and processing aids used in food, beverages and food supplements, the use thereof and health provis ions), issued by the Ministry of Health 
and published in the Mexican Official Journal on 16 July 2012, and subsequent 
amendments thereto. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined. 
Proposed date of entry into force: 60 calendar days after publication in the Mexican 
Official Journal, except for section 7.2.7, which will enter into force on the date indicated in 
the notice through which the Ministry of the Economy notifies the Agreement in which the 
G o v e r n m e n t  o f  t h e  F e d e r a t i v e  R e p u b l i c  o f  B r a z i l  a n d  t h e  G o v e r n m e n t  o f  t h e  U n i t e d  Mexican States mutually recognise the protection of tequila and cachaça as geographical 
indications and distinctive products. This notice will be published in the Mexican Official 
Journal.  
10. Final date for comments: 29 April 2016 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía 
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad 
Dirección General de Normas 
Tel.: (+52) 55 52 29 61 00, Ext. 43244 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  
Text available online at: 
http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5427563&fecha=29/02/2016  
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