G/SPS/N/MEX/233  
14 March 2013  
(13-1395)  Page: 1/3  
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 / Secretaría de Economía  (Ministry of 
Health/Ministry of the Economy) 
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): Alcoholic beverages 
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-142-SSA1/SCFI-2013, Bebidas alcohólicas. Especificaciones sanitarias. Etiquetado sanitario y commercial (Draft Mexican Official Standard 
PROY-NOM-142-SSA1/SCFI-2013, Alcoholic bevera ges. Health specifications. Health and 
commercial labelling) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 15 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.p hp?codigo=5290967&fecha=08/03/2013  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/MEX/13_1106_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The purpose of the notified Standard is to establish the health 
specifications and health and commercial labelling provisions for alcoholic beverages 
marketed in Mexican territory. 
It is binding throughout Mexican territory on natural and legal persons engaged in the 
processing or importation of these products. Products destined for export are excluded 
from the scope of the text. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/MEX/233 
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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 Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
 G/SPS/N/MEX/113 
 G/SPS/N/MEX/135 
 Mexican Official Standard NOM-127-SSA1-1994, Salud ambiental, agua para uso y 
consumo humano - límites permisibles de calidad y tratamiento a que debe someterse 
el agua para su potabilización (Environmental health, water for human use and 
consumption - Permissible limits and water purification treatment); 
 Mexican Official Standard NOM-251-SSA1-2009, Prácticas de higiene para el proceso de 
alimentos, bebidas o suplementos alimenticios  (Hygiene practices for the processing of 
foods, drinks and dietary supplements); 
 Mexican Official Standard NOM-008-SCFI-2002, Sistema General de Unidades de 
Medida  (General system of units of measurement); 
 Mexican Official Standard NOM-030-SCFI-2006, Información comercial. Declaración de 
cantidad en la etiqueta - Especificaciones  (Trade information – Quantity declaration on 
the label – Specifications); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-004-NORMEX-2005, Bebidas alcohólicas - Determinación de 
furfural. Método de ensayo (prueba) (Alcoholic beverages - Determination of furfural. 
Test method); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-005-NORMEX-2012, Bebidas alcohólicas - Determinación de 
aldehídos, ésteres, metanol y alcoholes superiores - Métodos de ensayo (prueba)  
(Alcoholic beverages - Determination of aldehydes, esters, methanol and higher alcohols - Test methods); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-025-NORMEX-2010, Bebidas alcohólicas - Determinación de 
adición de alcoholes o azúcares provenientes de caña, sorgo o maíz a bebidas alcohólicas provenientes de uva, manzana o pera mediante la relación isotópica de 
Carbono 13 ( δ
13 CVPDB), determinación del origen de CO2 en bebidas alcohólicas 
gaseosas mediante la relación isotópica de carbono 13 ( δ13 CVPDB), determinación de la 
adición de agua en los vinos mediante la relación isotópica de oxígeno 18 ( δ18 OVSMOW ), 
por Espectrometría de Masas de Isótopos estables - Métodos de prueba (Alcoholic 
beverages - Determination of the addition of  alcohol or sugars deriving from sugar 
cane, sorghum or maize to alcoholic beverages deriving from grapes, apples or pears through the Carbon-13 isotope ratio ( δ
13 CVPDB), determination of the origin of CO2 in 
carbonated alcoholic beverages through the Carbon-13 isotope ratio ( δ13 CVPDB), 
determination of added water in wine through the Oxygen-18 isotope ratio ( δ18 OVSMOW ), 
using stable isotope mass spectrometry - Test methods); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-027-NORMEX-2009, Bebidas alcohólicas - Determinación de 
anhídrido sulfuroso, dióxido de azufre (SO2) libre y total - Métodos de ensayo (prueba)  
(Alcoholic beverages - Determination of free and total sulphur dioxide (SO2) - Test methods); 
 Mexican Standard NMX-V-046-NORMEX-2009, Bebidas alcohólicas - Denominación, 
clasificación, definiciones y terminología (Alcoholic beverages - Names, classification, 
definitions and terminology) (available in Spanish). G/SPS/N/MEX/233 
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  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. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 May 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: 
Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización de Regulación y Fomento Sanitario  (National 
Advisory Committee on Standardization for the Regulation and Promotion of Health) 
Oklahoma número 14, planta baja 
Colonia Nápoles Código postal 03810, México, D.F. Tel.: (+52) 55 5080-5200, Ext. 1333 
E-mail: rfs@cofepris.gob.mx  
and/or 
Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalizac ión de Seguridad al Usuario, Información 
Comercial y Prácticas de Comercio (National Advisory Committee on Standardization for 
User Safety, Commercial Inform ation and Trade Practices) 
Avenida Puente de Tecamachalco número 6 
Colonia Lomas de Tecamachalco, Sección Fuentes 
Naucalpan de Juárez Código postal 53950, Estado de México Tel.: (+52) 55 5729-9300, Ext. 43222 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) of other body: 
Secretaría de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy) 
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  
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