G/TBT/N/MEX/406  
8 May 2018 
(18-2805) Page: 1/3 
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 Turismo  (Ministry of Tourism)  
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 Turística  (Advisory Committee on 
Standardization for Tourism), Avenida Presidente Masaryk número 172, Piso 1, Colonia 
Bosques de Chapultepec, Delegación Miguel Hidalgo , código postal 11580, Ciudad de 
México, Tel. : 3002 6300 Ext : 1243; Email: agonzalezsaravia@sectur.gob.mx  and 
gdncrt@sectur.gob.mx  
3. Notifie d 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) : Equipment 
for adventure/nature tourism opera tors  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Modificación de la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -011-TUR-2001, Requisitos de seguridad, 
información y operación que deben cumplir los prestadores de servicios turísticos de  
turismo de aventura para quedar como Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-
011-TUR-2018, Requisitos mínimos de seguridad, información, operación, instalaciones y 
equipamiento que deben cumplir las operadoras de servicios turísticos de turismo de 
aventura/naturaleza (Draft amendment to Mexican Official Standard NOM -011-TUR-2001, 
Safety, information and operation requirements to be met by providers of adventure 
tourism services, which is now entitled draft Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-011-
TUR-2018, Safety, information and operation requirements to be met by providers of 
adventure/nature tourism services) (22 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard is binding throughout 
the national territory for  natural and legal persons providing adventure/nature tourism 
services to tourists or users, or contracting such services . It is not applicable to diving 
activities, airborne activities and high -wire acrobatic trails that are not in natural 
environments.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Establish the specifications relating to safety, information, operation, 
installations and equipment, and the protection of and respect for natural resources and 
cultural  heritage required for the activities carried out by adventure/nature tourism 
operators .  G/TBT/N/MEX/406  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 NOM-010-TUR-2001, De los requisitos que deben contener los contratos que 
celebren los prestadores de servicios turísticos con los usuarios -turista  (Mexican 
Official Standard NOM -010-TUR-2001, Requirements to be met by contracts 
concluded between tourism service providers and users -tourists), published in the 
Official Journal on 2 January 2 002; 
  NOM-012-TUR-2016, Para la prestación de los serv icios turísticos de buceo  
(Mexican Official Standard NOM -012-TUR-2016, Provision of diving tourism 
services), published in the Official Journal on 2 September 2 016; 
 NOM-162-SEMARNAT -2012, Que establece las especificaciones para la protección, 
recuperación y manejo de las poblaciones de las tortugas marinas en su hábitat de 
anidación (Mexican Official Standard NOM -162-SEMARNAT -2012, Protection, 
recovery and handling of sea turtle populations in their nesting habitat), published 
in the Official Journal on 1 February 2 013; 
 NOM-059-SEMARNAT -2010, Protección ambiental -especies nativas de México de 
flora y fauna silvestres -categorías de riesgo y especificaciones para su inclusión, 
exclusión o cambio -lista de especies en riesgo  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -
059-SEMARNAT -2010, Environmental protection - Native wildlife species of Mexico 
-Risk categories and specifications for the inclusion or exclusion of such species on, 
and changes to the list of endangered species), published in the Official Journal on 
30 Decem ber 2010; 
 NOM-015-SEMARNAT/SAGARPA -2007, Que establece las especificaciones técnicas 
de los métodos de uso del fuego en los terrenos forestales y en los terrenos de uso 
Agropecuario (Mexican Official Standard NOM -015-SEMARNAT/SAGARPA -2007, 
Establishing the  technical specifications for the use of fire on forest and agricultural 
land), published in the Official Journal on 1 6 January 2 009; 
 NOM-003-SEGOB -2011, Señales y avisos para protección civil -colores, formas y 
símbolos a utilizar  (Mexican Official Standar d NOM -003-SEGOB -2011, Signs and 
warnings for the protection of civilians - Colours, shapes and symbols to be used), 
published in the Official Journal on 2 3 December 2 011; 
 NOM-034-SSA3 -2012, Regulación de los servicios de salud . Atención 
prehospitalaria de las urgencias médicas  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -034-
SSA3 -2012, Regulation of health services . Pre-hospital care for medical 
emergencies), published in the Official Journal on 2 3 September 2 014; 
 NOM-027-SSA3 -2013, Regulación de los servicios de salud . Que establece los 
criterios de funcionamiento y atención en los servicios de urgencias de los 
establecimientos de atención médica  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -027-SSA3 -
2013, Regulation of health services . Establishing the criteria for the operation of 
and care provided in emergency services in health care facilities), published in the 
Official Journal on 4 September 2 013; 
 NOM-006-SCT4-2015, Especificaciones técnicas que deben cumplir los chalecos 
salvavidas (Mexican Official Standard NOM -006-SCT4-2015, Te chnical 
specifications to be met by life jackets), published in the Official Journal on 2 8 
January 2 016; 
 NOM-017-STPS-2008, Equipo de protección personal -Selección, uso y manejo en 
los centros de trabajo  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -017-STPS-2008, Person al 
protection equipment - Selection, use and handling in the workplace), published in 
the Official Journal on 9 December 2 008. 
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : 60 calendar days after publication in the Official 
Journal  
10. Final date for comments : 3 July 2 018 G/TBT/N/MEX/406  
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  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 fr om: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5521669&fecha=04/05/2018  
 
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