G/SPS/N/MEX/238  
18 June 2013  
(13-3141)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: MEXICO 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Secretaría de Salud  (Ministry of Health) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Consumer products containing lead compounds 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-004-
SSA1-2013, "Salud ambiental. Limitaciones y especificaciones sanitarias para el uso y 
comercialización de los compuestos de plomo en productos de consumo"  (Draft Mexican 
Official Standard PROY-NOM-004-SSA1-2013, "Environmental health. Restrictions on and sanitary requirements for the use and marketing of lead compounds in consumer 
products")  Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages: 5 
Text available at: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.p hp?codigo=5302353&fecha=13/06/2013   
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/MEX/13_2282_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The notified Standard establishes the restrictions on and sanitary 
requirements for the use and marketing of domestic and/or imported consumer products 
containing lead compounds, in order to prevent adverse effects on health. 
Compliance with this Standard is binding throughout Mexican territory on natural and legal 
persons using and/or marketing domestic or imported consumer products containing lead 
compounds, in order to prevent adverse effects on health. 
The notified Standard does not apply to foodstuffs of any kind, health-related inputs, 
medical devices, pesticides, plant nutrients, additives or perfume and beauty products, the 
lead content of which is regulated by the relevant Mexican Official Standards.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/MEX/238 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM No.)  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
[ ] Yes [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 August 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Comments should be sent to the Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización de 
Regulación y Fomento Sanitario (National Advisory Committee on Standardization for the 
Regulation and Promotion of Health) , Oklahoma No. 14, Colonia Nápoles, Delegación 
Benito Juárez, código postal 03810, México, Distrito Federal ; Tel.: 5080-5200, Ext. 1333, 
Fax: 5511-1499; E-mail: rfs@cofepris.gob.mx 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) of other body: 
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad 
Dirección General de Normas 
Av. Puente de Tecamachalco 6, Piso 2, Lomas de Tecamachalco 
Sección Fuentes, C.P. 53950 Naucalpan de Juárez, Estado de México 
Tel.: +(52 55) 5729-9100, Ext. 43220 
E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx Website: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.p hp?codigo=5302353&fecha=13/06/2013