G/TBT/N/MEX/377  
3 November 2017  
(17-5975) 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 : Agencia Nacional de Seguridad Industrial y de Protección al Medio 
Ambiente del Sector Hidrocarburos  (National Agency for Industrial Safety and 
Environmental Protection in the Hydrocarbon Sector)  
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:  
Carlos Salvador de Regules Ruiz -Funes  
Av. 5 de Mayo  290, San Lorenzo Tlaltenango  
Ciudad de México C.P. 11210  
Tel.: 9126-0100 
contacto@asea.gob.mx   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [X], 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) : Special 
management waste in the hydrocarbon sector (see Appendix A of the Standard).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notifie d document : Norma Oficial 
Mexicana de Emergencia NOM -EM-005-ASEA -2017, que establece los criterios para 
clasificar a los residuos de manejo especial y determinar cuáles están sujetos a plan de 
manejo ; el listado de los mismos, así como los elementos y procedimientos para la 
formulación de los planes de manejo de residuos peligrosos y de manejo especial del 
sector hidrocarburos  (Emergency Mexican Official Standard NOM -EM-005-ASEA -2017 
establishing the criteria for classifying special management waste and  for determining 
which forms of this waste are subject to a management plan ; a list of the forms of special 
management waste subject to a management plan ; and elements and procedures for the 
formulation of management plans for hazardous and special managem ent waste in the 
hydrocarbon sector) (11 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Emergency Mexican Official Standard is applicable 
throughout national territory and is binding on large generators of hazardous and special 
management was te fro m activities in the hydrocarbon  sector, which are referred to in 
Section XI of Article 3o. of the Law on the National Agency for Industrial Safety and 
Environmental Protection in the Hydrocarbon Sector.  G/TBT/N/MEX/377  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified Emergency Mexican Official Standard establishes the criteria for 
classifying special management waste in the hydrocarbon sector and for determining which 
forms of this waste are subject to a manageme nt plan ; a list of the forms of special 
management waste subject to a management plan ; and elements and procedures for the 
formulation of management plans for hazardous and special management waste in the 
hydrocarbon sector.  
The Standard  has been given eme rgency status due to  the imminent risk of environmental 
and ecosystem degradation and in order to preserve natural resources and protect  the 
welfare of the population  and human health.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -052-SEMARNAT -2005, Que establece las 
características, el procedimiento de identificación, clasificación y los listados de los 
Residuos Peligrosos  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -052-SEMARNAT -2005 
establishing the characteristics, identification procedure, classification and l ists for 
hazardous residues) published in the Official Journal on 2 3 June 2 006. 
 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -087-SEMARNAT -SSA1-2002, Protección ambiental –  
Salud ambiental – Residuos Pe ligrosos biológico -Infecciosos – Clasificación y 
especificaciones de man ejo (Mexican Official Standard NOM -087-SEMARNAT -SSA1 -
2002: Environmental protecti on – Environmental health – Hazardous bio -infectious 
residues – Classification – Handling specifications) published in the Official Journal 
on 17 February 2 003. 
9. Proposed date of adoption : Will enter into force on the day following its publication in 
the Official Journal and remain in effect for a period of six months.  
Proposed date of entry into force : 1 November 2 017 
10. Final date for comments : n/a 
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 Compe titiveness 
and Standardization)  
Dirección General de Normas  (General Directorate of Standards)  
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=5502996& fecha=31/10/2017  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/MEX/17_4959_00_s.pdf