G/TBT/N/MEX/359  
9 June 2017 
(17-3097) 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 : Instituto Federal de Telecomunicacio nes (Federal 
Telecommunications Institute)  
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 fro m above:  
Oficialía de Partes Común del Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones ubicada en 
Insurgentes Sur 1143, colonia Nochebuena, Delegación Benito Juárez, C.P. 03720, 
Monday -Thursday, 9 a.m. – 6.30 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tel. : 50154000, Ext .: 
2495, Email: info.upr@ift.org.mx  and nimbe.ewald@ift.org.mx . 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS o r CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Products, 
equipment or devices that can connect to a public telecommunications network or use the 
radio spectrum (tariff heading 44.10.1 1) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Anteproyecto de 
procedimiento de evaluación de la conformidad en materia de telecomunicaciones y 
radiodifusión  (Preliminary draft Conformity Assessment Procedure on telecommunications 
and broadcasting) (33 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The Conformity Assessment Procedure in force, which was issued 
by the now defunct Federal Telecommunications Commission (COFETEL) in 2005, does not 
reflect the new technical and regulato ry framework that was created through the Federal 
Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law.  In light of the above, it is necessary to issue a 
new regulatory instrument to this end, which would also reflect the rapid development of 
technology, and which woul d not become a technical barrier to trade . In this regard, the 
purpose of the draft Conformity Assessment Procedure on telecommunications and 
broadcasting ( draft P rocedure) is to simplify the conformity assessment procedure, and 
therefore  facilitate the ap proval of products intended for telecommunications and 
broadcasting, and establish a robust and efficient scheme for the monitoring of 
certification.  
The draft Procedure establishes the framework for:  
(a) The certification of telecommunications and broadca sting products and their 
compliance with technical provisions on telecommunications and broadcasting;  
(b) the establishment of telecommunications and broadcasting infrastructure and its 
conformity with technical provisions for infrastructure intended for 
telecommunications and broadcasting.  
(c) the monitoring of certificates of conformity to ensure that telecommunications G/TBT/N/MEX/359  
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  and broadcasting products remain in line with technical provisions.  
(d) the monitoring of conformity evaluations for telecommunications a nd 
broadcasting infrastructure to ensure that it remains in line with technical provisions.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The draft Conformity Assessment Procedure on telecommunications and 
broadcas ting reflects the new technical regulatory framework created following the 
enactment of the Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law, with a view to 
simplifying the conformity assessment procedure for products intended for 
telecommunications and bro adcasting, and to establishing a robust and efficient scheme to 
monitor certification.  
8. Relevant documents : Guidelines for the accreditation, authorization, designation and 
recognition of testing laboratories . Published in the Official Journal on 7 Marc h 2016. 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/notahttp://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5428881&f
echa=07/03/2016  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Upon publication in Official Journal ( Diario Oficial de la 
Federación ) as a final provision.  
Proposed date of entry int o force : The notified Conformity Assessment Procedure will 
enter into force 180 calendar days after its publication in the Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments : 31 July 2 017 (public consultations will be held from 2 June  to 
31 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:  
Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones  
Unidad de Política Regulatoria  
Dirección General de Regulación Técnica  
Tel.: (+52) 55 5015 -4000 Ext. 4382  
Website: http://www.ift.org.mx/  
Email: info.upr@ift.org.mx  and/or nimbe.ewald@ift.or g.mx; 
sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx ; normasomc@economia.gob.mx  
Text available online at:  
http://www.ift.org.mx/industria/consultas -publicas