G/TBT/N/MEX/351  
10 February  2017 
(17-0823) 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 t he 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:  
Secretaría de Economía , Dirección General de Normas  (Ministry of the Economy, General 
Directorate of Standards)  
Av. Puente de Tecamachalco #6 Col . Lomas de Tecamachalco  
Naucalpan de Juárez, Estado de México  
Tel. 52296100 Ext. 43200  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [X], 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) : Digital 
interfaces  (subheading 851762)  
5. Title, number of pages and languag e(s) of the notified document : Notice of 
extension of Emergency Mexican Official Standard NOM -EM-017-SCFI-2016, Devices with 
digital interfaces connected to public networks (Digital interfaces operating at 2,048 kbit/s 
and 34,368 kbit/s ) (2 pages, in Spani sh)  
6. Description of content : The notified Standard establishes the specifications for devices 
with digital interfaces connected to public telecommunications networks, and aims to 
prevent adverse effects on trade and the economy. If these specifications  were not 
implemented at points of entry, it would be impossible to ensure the proper operation of 
such devices within the national territory, which could lead to interference that is harmful 
to other operating equipment, and therefore to telecommunication s networks and services. 
Furthermore, the application of this Standard guarantees the interoperability of devices 
and public telecommunications networks. It is therefore imperative for the Ministry of the 
Economy to immediately issue this Emergency Mexican  Official Standard on the 
importation, marketing and distribution of radiocommunications  devices with digital 
interfaces connected to public telecommunications networks, the technical specifications 
for which are contained in Technical Provision IFT -005-2016 - Devices with digital 
interfaces connected to public networks (Digital interfaces operating at 2,048 kbit/s and 
34,368 kbit/s), issued by the Institute.  G/TBT/N/MEX/351  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified  Emergency Mexican Official Standard establishes tha t all 
radiocommunications  devices with digital interfaces operating at 2,048 kbit/s and 34,368 
kbit/s, which are also known as E1 and E3, respectively, and which are to be imported, 
marketed and/or distri buted within the territory of the United Mexican States, must comply 
with the minimum specifications, limits and testing methods set out in in Technical 
Provision IFT -005-2016: Devices with digital interfaces connected to public networks 
(Digital interface s operating at 2,048 kbit/s and 34,368 kbit/s), issued through the 
Decision of the Plenary Meeting of the Federal Telecommunications Institute.  The Standard 
seeks to protect communications by ensuring that equipment deployed and marketed on 
national territ ory does not cause interference that is harmful to other operating equipment 
and therefore to telecommunications networks and services, thereby guaranteeing the 
interoperability of telecommunications networks and services.  
This Standard ap plies to all radiocommunications  devices with digita l interfaces connected 
to public telecommunications networks (Digital interfaces operating at 2,048 kbit/s and 
34,368 kbit/s).  
8. Relevant documents : Acuerdo mediante el cual el Pleno del Instituto Federal de 
Telecomuni caciones expide la Disposición Técnica IFT -005-2016: Interfaz digital a redes 
públicas (Interfaz digital a 2 048 kbit/s y a 34 368 kbit/s)  (Decision of the Plenary Meeting 
of the Federal Telecommunications Institute issuing Technical Provision IFT -005-2016: 
Devices with digital interfaces connected to public networks (Digital interfaces operating at 
2,048 kbit/s and 34,368 kbit/s) ), published in the Official Journal ( Diario Oficial de la 
Federación ) on 2 1 January 2 016. 
9. Proposed date of adoption : This Em ergency Mexican Official Standard will enter into 
force the day after its publication in the Official Journal and will remain in force for a period 
of six months.  
Proposed date of entry into force : This Emergency Mexican Official Standard will enter 
into f orce the day after its publication in the Official Journal and will remain in force for a 
period of six months.  
10. Final date for comments : - 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and websit e addresses, if available, of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía  
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad  
Dirección General de Normas  
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 43244  
Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/comunidad -negocios/normalizacion/catalogo -
mexicano -de-normas  
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  and sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
Available online at: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5471231&fecha=08/02/2017  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/MEX/17_0764_00_s.pdf