G/TBT/N/MEX/264  
10 July 2013  
(13-3650)  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 governme nt 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 and e-mail and 
website addresses, if availa ble) of agency or author ity designated to handle 
comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if di fferent from above:  
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 9100, Ext. 43222  
Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715  E-mail: rodrigo.arreguin@economia.gob.mx ; liliana.samperio@economia.gob.mx ; and/or 
salvador.franco@economia.gob.mx   
Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/comuni dad-negocios/c ompetitividad-
normatividad/normalizacion  
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): Lighters 
(International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 97.180) 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-090-SCFI-2013, Encendedores portátiles, desechables 
y recargables - Especificaciones de seguridad  (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-
NOM-090-SCFI-2013: Portable lighters, disposable or refillable - Safety requirements) (22 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content: The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes safety 
requirements for disposable and refillable lighters. It applies to all domestic and imported 
flame-producing products, commonly known as ci garette lighters, cigar lighters and pipe 
lighters, and covers lighters that have one or more other functions in addition to their main function, e.g. lighters built into pens and buckles. 
It does not apply to disposable or refillable flame-producing lighters known as multi-
purpose lighters. G/TBT/N/MEX/264 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer protection 
8. Relevant documents:  
- G/TBT/N/MEX/96; 
- ISO 9994-2005: Lighters - Safety Specification; 
- Mexican Official Standard NOM-003-SCT-2008: Características de las etiquetas de 
envases y embalajes, destinadas al transporte de substancias, materiales y residuos peligrosos  (Characteristics of the labels on containers and packaging 
intended for the transport of hazardous substances, materials and waste), published in the Official Journal ( Diario Oficial de la Federación ) on 15 August 
2008; 
- 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; 
- 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. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Not applicable 
60 calendar days after the publication 
of the final Mexican Official Standard in 
the Official Journal. 
10. Final date for comments: 2 September 2013 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía 
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad 
Dirección General de Normas 
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 43217 Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715 
Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/comuni dad-negocios/competitividad-
normatividad/normalizacion/catalogo-mexicano-de-normas  
E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  and/or jesus.figueroa@economia.gob.mx  
Text available online at: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/index.p hp?year=2013&month=07&day=03 
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