G/TBT/N/MEX/426  
20 July 2018 
(18-4574) 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 No. 6, Col . Lomas de Tecamachalco, Sección Fuentes, Naucalpan 
de Juárez, C.P. 53950, Estado de México ; Tel.: 57 29 61 00, Ext. : 43219 and 43235 ; 
Email: 
claudia.sama@economia.gob.mx  and consultapublica@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) : Mobile 
terminal equipment . National tariff heading : 8517 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana, PROY -NOM-221/2 -SCFI-2018, Especificaci ones Técnicas de los 
equipos terminales móviles que puedan hacer uso del espectro radioeléctrico o ser 
conectados a redes de telecomunicaciones . Parte 2 . Equipos terminales móviles que 
operan en las bandas de 700 mhz, 800 mhz, 850 mhz, 1900 mhz, 1700 mhz /2100 mhz 
y/o 2500 mhz (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY -NOM-221/2 -SCFI-2018, Technical 
specifications for mobile terminal equipment that can use the radio spectrum or connect to 
a public communications network . Part 2 . Mobile terminal equipment operat ing on the 
following wavebands : 700 mhz, 800 mhz, 850 mhz, 1900 mhz, 1700 mhz/2100 mhz 
and/or 2500 mhz) (3 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard applies to all mobile 
terminal equipment that can use th e radio spectrum on the following wavebands : 
700 MHz, 800 MHz, 850 MHz, 1900 MHz, 1700 MHz/2100 MHz and/or 2500 MHz, 
or connect to a public communications network . It establishes that, when such equipment 
is in operation, it shall not cause interference th at is harmful to other authorized 
equipment or telecommunications networks and services authorized by the Federal 
Telecommunications Institute, without prejudice to compliance with other applicable legal 
and administrative provisions.  
It does not apply to mobile terminal equipment that uses international roaming within the 
national territory.  G/TBT/N/MEX/426  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the technical 
specifications for mobile terminal equipment that can use the radio spectrum on the 
following wavebands : 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 850 MHz, 1900 MHz, 1700 MHz/2100 MHz 
and/or 2500 MHz, or connect to a public communications network ; and the test methods to 
verify c ompliance with the specifications contained in Technical Provision IFT -011-2017: 
Technical specifications for mobile terminal equipment that can use the radio spectrum 
or connect to a public communications network . Part 2 . Mobile terminal equipment 
operati ng on the following wavebands : 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 850 MHz, 1900 MHz, 
1700 MHz/2100  MHz and/or 2500 MHz.  
8. Relevant documents:  
• ACUERDO mediante el cual el Pleno del Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones 
expide la Disposición Técnica IFT -011-2017: Especificaciones técnicas de los 
equipos terminales móviles que puedan hacer uso del espectro radioeléctrico o ser 
conectados a redes de telecomunicaciones . Parte 2 . Equipos terminales móviles 
que operan en las bandas de 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 850 MHz, 1900 MHz,  
1700 MHz/2100 MHz y/o 2500 MHz , published in the Official Journal of 3 January 
2018. 
• Resolución mediante la cual la Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones expide los 
procedimientos de evaluación de la conformidad de productos sujetos al 
cumplimiento de no rmas oficiales mexicanas de la competencia de la Secretaría de 
Comunicaciones y Transportes a través de la Comisión Federal de 
Telecomunicaciones , published in the Official Journal on 1 1 August 2 005. 
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined.  
Propose d date of entry into force : 60 calendar days after its publication in the Official 
Journal as a final standard.  
10. Final date for comments : 11 September 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.economia.gob.mx/comunidad -negocios/norm alizacion/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=5531499&fecha=13/07/2018  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/MEX/18_3822_00_s.pdf