G/TBT/N/MEX/366  
20 July 2017 
(17-3990) 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 : 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:  
Subsecretaría de Comp etitividad y Normatividad, Dirección General de Normas  (Under -
Secretariat of Competitiveness and Standardization, 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   
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) : Other seats 
94.01.80.01  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-205-SCFI-2016, "Productos infantiles -funcionamiento 
de sillas altas para la seguridad  del infante -especificaciones y métodos de prueba"  (Draft 
Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-205-SCFI-2016, "Childcare products - Functioning of 
high chairs for infant safety - Specifications and test methods") (40 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of co ntent : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard applies to high chairs 
that are marketed in Mexico . It does not apply to the additional functions of high chairs 
that can be converted into low chairs and tables for use in baby walkers, baby carriages, 
swings, car seats or low reclining seats.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the safety 
specifications and test methods for high chairs produced and  marketed in Mexico.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 NOM-050-SCFI-2004, Información comercial - Etiquetado general de productos 
(Mexican Official Standard NOM -050-SCFI-2004: Commercial information - General 
product labelling), published in the Official Journal on 1 June 2 004; 
 NOM-106-SCFI-2000, Características de diseño y condiciones de uso de la 
contraseña oficial  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -106-SCFI-2000: Design 
characteristics and conditions for use of the official countermark), published in the 
Official Jour nal on 2 February 2 001; 
 NMX-Z-12/2-1987, "Muestreo para la inspección por atributos - Parte 2: Métodos de G/TBT/N/MEX/366  
- 2 - 
  muestreo, tablas y gráficas" (Mexican Standard NMX -Z-012/2 -1987: "Sampling for 
inspection by attributes - Part 2 : Sampling procedures, tables and grap hs"). Notice 
of entry into force published in the Mexican Official Journal on 2 8 October 1 987; 
 NMX-EC-17025 -IMNC -2006, Requisitos generales para la competencia de los 
laboratorios de ensayo y de calibración (Mexican Standard NMX -EC-17025 -IMNC -
2006: General  requirements for the competence of testing and calibration 
laboratories) . Notice of entry into force published in the Official Journal on 2 4 July 
2006; 
 NMX-EC-17065 -IMNC -2014, Evaluación de la conformidad -Requisitos para 
organismos que certifican producto s, procesos y servicios (Mexican Standard NMX -
EC-17065 -IMNC -2014: Conformity assessment . Requirements for bodies that certify 
products, processes and services) . Notice of entry into force published in the Official 
Journal on 6 June 2 014. 
 NMX-CC-19011 -IMNC -2012, Directrices para la auditoría de los sistemas de gestión  
(Mexican Standard NMX -CC-19011 -IMNC -2012: "Guidelines for the audit of 
management systems") . Notice of entry into force published in the Mexican Official 
Journal on 1 7 September 2 012; 
 NMX-EC-067-IMNC -2007, Evaluación de la conformidad -Elementos fundamentales 
de la certificación de productos (Mexican Standard NMX -EC-067-IMNC -2007: 
"Conformity assessment - Fundamental elements of product certification"). Notice of 
entry into force published in the  Mexican Official Journal on 14 January 2008;  
 NMX-CC-9001-IMNC -2015, "Sistema de gestión de la calidad - Requisitos"  (Mexican 
Standard NMX-CC-9001-IMNC -2015: " Quality management system - 
Requirements") . Notice of entry into force published in the Mexican O fficial Journal 
on 3 May 2 016; 
 ISO/IEC 17067:2013, Conformity assessment - Fundamentals of product certification 
and guidelines for product certification schemes.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard will enter into 
force 180 calendar days after its publication in the Official Journal as a final standard.  
Proposed date of entry into force : 180 calendar days after publication in the Official 
Journal.  
10. Final date for comments : 60 calendar days after publication in the Official Journal on 1 0 
July 2 017 
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  
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normativ idad 
Dirección General de Normas  
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=5489561&fecha=10/07/2017  
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