G/TBT/N/MEX/397  
12 March  2018 
(18-1485) 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) : N/A 
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 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, C ol. Lomas de Tecamachalco, Sección Fuentes, 
Naucalpan de Juárez, C.P. 53950, Estado de México, Tel. : 57 29 91 00, Ext. 43219 and 
43218, Fax 55 20 97 15 or Email:  
claudia.sama@economia.gob.mx  dgn.ivan@economia.gob.mx  and 
consultapublica@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) : Pets 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-148-SCFI-2017, Prácticas comerciales -Comercialización 
de animales de compañía y prestación de servicios para su cuidado, adiestramiento y 
entrenamiento  (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-148-SCFI-2017, Commercial 
practices - Marketing of pets and provision of pet care and training services ) (cancels 
Mexican Official Standard NOM -148-SCFI-2008) (7 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard is generally 
applicable throughout nat ional territory and is binding on persons engaged in the 
marketing of pets and the provision of pet care and training services, and who have 
establishments that are open to the public, in accordance with  the purpose of this draft 
Mexican Official Standard.  
It does not apply to the provision of professional veterinary medicine services or to animals 
that are not pets.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the minimum elements 
and requirements for commercial information, and the minimum content of standard form 
contracts for the marketing of pets, and for the provision of pet care and training services, 
in order to ensure that consumers may obtai n clear and adequate information so as to take 
the most appropriate decision.  
8. Relevant documents : -  G/TBT/N/MEX/397  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : 60 calendar days after its publication in the Official 
Journal as a final standard.  
10. Final date for comments : 60 calendar days after publication in the Official Journal  
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 5520 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/n ota_detalle.php?codigo=5514813&fecha=01/03/2018  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/MEX/18_1282_00_s.pdf