G/TBT/N/MEX/301  
5 April 2016  
(16-1908)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: Secretaría de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy) 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 Col. Lomas de Tecamachalco 
Sección Fuentes, Naucalpan de Juárez 
C.P. 53950, Estado de México Tel.: 57 29 91 00, Ext. 43205 or 43259 
Fax: 55 20 97 15 
Email: jesus.lucatero@economia.gob.mx /karla.fernandez@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): Alcoholic 
beverages, mezcal (HS heading 2208.90.05; ICS 67.160.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-070-SCFI-2015, Bebidas alcohólicas - Mezcal - Especificaciones  (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-070-SCFI-2015: Alcoholic 
beverages - Mezcal - Specifications) (16 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes technical 
requirements governing the appellation of origin "Mezcal", which is owned by the Mexican State under the Industrial Property Law. The draft Standard has been issued pursuant to 
the following: the second article of the "Resol ution granting the protection provided for in 
the Industrial Property Law to the appellation of origin "Mezcal", which is applicable to the 
alcoholic beverage of the same name", published on 28 November 1994 in the Mexican Official Journal; the subsequent amendmen ts to the aforementioned Resolution; and 
paragraphs II, XII, XV and XVIII of Articl e 40 of the Federal Law on Metrology and 
Standardization. 
In order to meet the specifications laid down in this draft Mexican Official Standard, the 
manufacture of the product covered by the Standard must comply with the relevant laws 
and involve the use of raw materials and ingredients of sanitary quality and the application of good manufacturing practices that ensure the product is fit for human consumption. G/TBT/N/MEX/301 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified draft Standard seeks to establish the characteristics and 
specifications to be met by mezcal during the production, packaging and marketing 
process. 
8. Relevant documents:  
 Mexican Official Standard NOM-030-SCFI-2006: Información comercial - 
Declaración de cantidad en la etiqueta - Especificaciones  (Trade information - 
Quantity declaration on the label - Specifications), published in the Official Journal 
on 6 November 2006; 
 3.2 Mexican Official Standard NOM-106-SCFI-2000: Características de diseño y 
condiciones de uso de la contraseña oficial  (Design characteristics and conditions 
for use of the official countermark), published in the Official Journal on 2 February 
2001; 
 3.3 Mexican Official Standard NOM-127-SSA1-1994: Salud Ambiental, agua para 
uso y consumo humano. Límites permisibles de calidad y tratamientos a que debe 
someterse el agua para su potabilización  (Environmental health. Water for human 
use and consumption. Permissible limits and water purification treatment), 
published in the Official Journal on 18 January 1996; 
 3.4 Mexican Official Standard NOM-142-SSA1/SCFI-2014: Bebidas alcohólicas. 
Especificaciones sanitarias. Etiquetado sanitario y comercial  (Alcoholic beverages. 
Health specifications. Health and commercial labelling), published in the Official 
Journal on 23 March 2015; 
 3.5 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 diet ary supplements), published in the Mexican 
Official Journal on 1 March 2010; 
 3.6 Mexican Standard NMX-V-005-NORMEX-2013: 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). Notice of entry into force published in the Official Journal on 23 January 2014; 
 3.7 Mexican Standard NMX-V-006-NORMEX-2013: Bebidas alcohólicas - 
Determinación de azúcares reductores directos y totales - Métodos de ensayo (prueba)  (Alcoholic beverages - Determination of direct and total reducing sugars - 
Test methods). Notice of entry into force published in the Official Journal on 23 
January 2014; 
 3.8 Mexican Standard NMX-V-013-NORMEX-2013: Bebidas alcohólicas - 
Determinación del contenido alcohólico (porciento de alcohol en volumen a 293 K) 
(20ºC) (% Alc. Vol.) - Métodos de ensayo (prueba)  (Alcoholic beverages - 
Determination of alcohol content (percentage of alcohol by volume at 293 K) (20%) (% alc. vol.) - Test methods). Noti ce of entry into force published in the 
Official Journal on 23 January 2014; 
 3.9 Mexican Standard NMX-V-017-NORMEX-2014: Bebidas alcohólicas - 
Determinación de extracto seco y cenizas - Métodos de ensayo (prueba)  (Alcoholic 
beverages - Determination of dry extract and ash - Test methods). Notice of entry 
into force published in the Official Journal on 31 March 2015. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: Date of publication of the final Mexican Official Standard in 
the Official Journal. 
Proposed date of entry into force: 60 calendar days after the publication of the final 
Mexican Official Standard in the Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments: 4 May 2016 G/TBT/N/MEX/301 
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  11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía 
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad Dirección General de Normas Tel.: (+52) 55 52 29 61 00, Ext. 43244 
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  
Text available online at: 
http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5428710&fecha=04/03/2016  
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