G/TBT/N/MEX/419  
18 June 2018 
(18-3772) 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:  
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 Co l. Lomas de Tecamachalco, Sección Fuentes, Naucalpan 
de Juárez, CP. 53950, Estado de México, Tel. : 52 29 61 00, Ext. 43227 and 43245, Fax : 
55 20 97 15 or Email: dgn.jorge@economia.gob.mx  and 
emeterio.mosso@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) : Portable fire 
extinguishers  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY -NOM-202-SCFI-2017 Combate de incendios -Extintores 
portátiles -Capacidad de extinción, funcionamiento y construcción - Especificaciones y 
métodos de prueba (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-202-SCFI-2017 Fire -
fighting - Portable fire extinguishers - Fire-fighting, operating and building capacity - 
Specificatio ns and test methods) (88 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard applies to fully 
charged extinguishers with a maximum weight of 20kg, which are marketed in the United 
Mexican States . It specifies the ma in requirements established to guarantee the safety and 
fire-fighting and building capacity of portable fire extinguishers.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard specifies the main requirements 
established to guarantee the safety and fire -fighting and building capacity of portable fire 
extinguishers.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -045-SCFI-2000, Instrumentos de medición -
Manómetros para extintores (Mexican Official Standard NOM -045-SCFI-2000: 
Measuring instruments - Manometers for extinguishers),  published in the Official 
Journal on 2 3 February 2 001; 
 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -157-SCFI-2005, Equipo de protección contra 
incendio -Extintores  como dispositivo de seguridad de uso en vehículos de G/TBT/N/MEX/419  
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  autotransporte particular, público y de carga en general -Especificaciones y 
métodos de prueba  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -157-SCFI-2005, Fire 
protection equipment - Extinguishers as a safety device f or use in private, public 
and general goods vehicles - Specifications and test methods) , published in the 
Official Journal on 2 1 October 2 005; 
 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -017-STPS-2008,  Equipo de protección personal - 
Selección, uso y manejo en los centros de trabajo  (Mexican Official Standard NOM -
017-STPS-2008: Personal protective equipment - Selection, use and handling in 
the workplace), published in the Official Journal on 9 December 2 008; 
 Norma Mexicana NMX -C-443-ONNCCE -2006, Industria de la construcción -Madera -
Contenido de humedad de la madera -Métodos de ensayo  (Mexican Standard NMX -
C-443-ONNCCE -2006, Construction industry - Wood - Moisture content of wood - 
Test methods), (cancels Mexican Standard NMX -EE-103-1981) . Notice of entry into 
force published i n the Official Journal on 1 6 October 2 006; 
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined.  
Proposed date of entry into force : The notified Mexican Official Standard will enter into 
force 180 calendar days after its publication in the Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments : 13 August 2 018 
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  (Directorate -General of Standards)  
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 43244  
Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715  
Website: http://www.econom ia.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 from:  
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5526424&fecha=14/06/2018  
 
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