G/TBT/N/MEX/326  
26 September 2016  
(16-5111) 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  
Estado  de México  
Tel.: 57 29 61 00, Ext. 43231 or 43219  
Fax: 55 20 97 15  
Email: claudia.sama@economia.gob.mx  and consultapublica@economia.gob.mx   
3. Notifi ed 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): 
Radiocommunication s systems ( tariff h eading 8517)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-208-SCFI-2016, Productos. Sistemas de 
radiocomunicación que emplean la técnica de espectro disperso - Equipos de 
radiocomunicación po r salto de frecuencia y por modulación digital a operar en las bandas 
902-928 MHz, 2400 -2483.5 MHz y 5725 -5850 MHz - Especificaciones y métodos de prueba 
(Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-208-SCFI-2016: Products. Spread -spectrum 
radiocommunications  systems - Frequency -hopping and digital modulation 
radiocommunications equipment operating in the bands 902 -928 MHz, 2400 -2483.5 MHz 
and 5725 -5850 MHz - Specifications and testing methods ) (3 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content:  The notified dr aft Mexican Official Standard establishes that all 
spread -spectrum , frequency -hopping and digital modulation radiocommunications 
equipment which operates in the bands 902 -928 MHz, 2400 -2483.5 MHz and 5725 -5850 
MHz and which is to be imported, marketed and/ or distributed in the territo ry of the United 
Mexican States  must comply with the minimum specifications and limits and  the testing 
methods set out  in Technical Provision IFT -008-2015 of the Feder al Telecommunications 
Institute  or its most up -to-date equiv alent. The Standard seeks to protect consumer 
safety, health and finance s from the possible consequences of the inadequate performance 
of the above -mentioned products.   G/TBT/N/MEX/326  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: This draft Mexican Official Standard applies to all spread -spectrum 
radiocommunication s equipment . 
8. Relevant documents:  
 "Acuerdo por el que el Pleno del Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones expide la 
Disposición Técnica IFT -008-2015: Sistemas de rad iocomunicación que emplean la 
técnica de espectro disperso  - Equipos de radiocomunicación por salto de frecuencia y 
por modulación digital a operar en las bandas 902 -928 MHz, 2400 -2483.5 MHz y 
5725-5850 MHz  - Especificaciones, límites y métodos de p rueba"  (Decision of the 
Plenary Meeting of the Federal Telecommunications Institute issuing Technical Provision 
IFT-008-2015: Spread -spectrum radiocommunications systems - Frequency -hopping 
and digital modulation radiocommunications equipment operating in the ban ds 
902-928 MHz, 2400 -2483.5 MHz and 5725 -5850 MHz - Specifications, limits and testing 
methods), published in the Official Journal on 19 October 2015 . 
 "Resolución mediante la cual la Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones expide los 
procedimientos de evalu ación de la conformidad de productos sujetos al cumplimiento 
de normas oficiales mexicanas de la competencia de la Secretaría de Comunicaciones y 
Transportes a través de la Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones"  (Resolution of the 
Federal Telecommunicatio ns Commission establishing the  conformity assessment 
procedures for products subject to compliance with  Mexican Official Standards that fall 
within the remit of the Ministry of Communications and Transport acting through the 
Federal Telecommunications Comm ission), published in the Official Journal on 
11 August  2005.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: The notified draft Mexican Official Standard will be adopted 
upon its publication in the Official Journal as a final Mexican Official Standard.  
Proposed date of en try into force: The notified draft Mexican Official Standard will enter 
into force 60 calendar days following its publication in the Official Journal as a final 
standard.  
10. Final date for comments: 60 calendar days after the date of publication  in the O fficial 
Journal (13 September 20 16) 
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 Normativ idad  
Dirección General de Normas  
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 43217  
Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715  
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  and/or sofia.pacheco@economi a.gob.mx  
Website: http://www.economia -noms.gob.mx/?P=144  
Text available online at: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detall e.php?codigo=5452347&fecha=13/09/2016  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/MEX/16_3991_00_s.pdf