G/TBT/N/MEX/254  
13 March 2013  
(13-1348)  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 Salud / Secretaría de Economía  (Ministry of Health/ 
Ministry of the Economy) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail 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 Normaliz ación de Regulación y Fomento Sanitario  (National 
Advisory Committee on Standardization for the Regulation and Promotion of Health) Oklahoma número 14, planta baja 
Colonia Nápoles 
Código postal 03810, México, D.F. Tel.: 5080-5200, Ext. 1333 
Fax: 5511-1499 
E-mail: rfs@cofepris.gob.mx  
Website: http://www.cofepris.gob.mx  
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.: 5729-9100, Ext. 43222 
Fax: 5520-9715 Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/?P=85  
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 (HS 2203, 2206, 2207, 2204, 2205, 2208.20.01, 2208.20.02, 2208.20.99, 
2208.30.01, 2208.30.03, 2208.30.04, 2208.30.99, 2208.40, 2208.50, 2208.60, 2208.70 
and 2208.90). 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-142-SSA1/SCFI-2013, Bebidas alcohólicas. Especificaciones sanitarias. Etiquetado sanitario y comercial  (Draft Mexican Official 
Standard PROY-NOM-142-SSA1/SCFI-2013: Alcoho lic beverages. Health specifications. 
Health and commercial labelling) (15 pages, in Spanish)  G/TBT/N/MEX/254 
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  6. Description of content: This draft Standard establishes the health specifications and 
health and commercial labelling provisions for alcoholic beverages marketed 
in Mexican territory.  
It is binding throughout Mexican territory on natural and legal persons engaged in the 
processing or importation of these products. Products destined for export are excluded from the scope of the text.  
Pre-packaged alcoholic beverages must display a label featuring a description of the 
product or words, illustrations or other graphics relating to the product. Graphic descriptions of the suggested use and method  of preparing the product are permitted, 
providing that a written description is also included. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To protect human health. 
8. Relevant documents:  
- Mexican Official Standard NOM-127-SSA1-1994, Salud ambiental, agua para uso y 
consumo humano - límites permisibles de calidad y tratamiento a que debe someterse el agua para su potabilización (Environmental health, water for human 
use and consumption - Permissible limits and water purification treatment); 
- 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 dietary supplements); 
- Mexican Official Standard NOM-008-SCFI-2002, Sistema General de Unidades de 
Medida  (General system of units of measurement); 
- Mexican Official Standard NOM-030-SCFI-2006, Información comercial. Declaración 
de cantidad en la etiqueta - Especificaciones  (Trade information – Quantity 
declaration on the label – Specifications); 
- Mexican Standard NMX-V-004-NORMEX-2005, Bebidas alcohólicas - Determinación 
de furfural. Método de ensayo (prueba) (Alcoholic beverages - Determination of 
furfural. Test method); 
- Mexican Standard NMX-V-005-NORMEX-2012, 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); 
- Mexican Standard NMX-V-025-NORMEX-2010, Bebidas alcohólicas - Determinación 
de adición de alcoholes o azúcares provenientes de caña, sorgo o maíz a bebidas alcohólicas provenientes de uva, manzana o pera mediante la relación isotópica de 
Carbono 13 ( δ
13 CVPDB), determinación del origen de CO2 en bebidas alcohólicas 
gaseosas mediante la relación isotópica de carbono 13 ( δ13 CVPDB), determinación de 
la adición de agua en los vinos mediante la relación isotópica de oxígeno 18 (δ
18 OVSMOW ), por Espectrometría de Masas de Isótopos estables - Métodos de 
prueba (Alcoholic beverages - Determination of the addition of alcohol or sugars 
deriving from sugar cane, sorghum or maize to alcoholic beverages deriving from grapes, apples or pears through the Carbon-13 isotope ratio ( δ
13 CVPDB), 
determination of the origin of CO2 in carbonated alcoholic beverages through 
the Carbon-13 isotope ratio ( δ13 CVPDB), determination of added water in wine 
through the Oxygen-18 isotope ratio ( δ18 OVSMOW ), using stable isotope mass 
spectrometry - Test methods); 
- Mexican Standard NMX-V-027-NORMEX-2009, Bebidas alcohólicas - Determinación 
de anhídrido sulfuroso, dióxido de azufre (SO2) libre y total -Métodos de ensayo (prueba)  (Alcoholic beverages - Determination of free and total sulphur dioxide 
(SO2) - Test methods); 
- Mexican Standard NMX-V-046-NORMEX-2009, Bebidas alcohólicas -Denominación, 
clasificación, definiciones y terminología (Alcoholic beverages -Names, classification, 
definitions and terminology) (available in Spanish). G/TBT/N/MEX/254 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   Not applicable. 
120 days after its publication as a final 
Mexican Official Standard in the 
Official Journal, except for the section on labelling, which will enter into force 180 calendar days after its publication as a 
final Mexican Official Standard. 
10. Final date for comments: 6 May 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 E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  and/or jesus.figueroa@economia.gob.mx  
Website: " http://www.economia.gob.mx/comuni dad-negocios/c ompetitividad-
normatividad/normalizacion/catalogo-mexicano-de-normas " 
Text available online at: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/index.p hp?year=2013&month=03&day=08  
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