G/TBT/N/MEX/349  
26 January  2017 
(17-0521) 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 Salud  (Ministry of Heal th) 
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 Innovación, Desarrollo, Tecnologías e 
Información en Salud  (National Advisory Committee on Standardization for Innovation, 
Development, Technology and Information in Health Care)  
Lieja número 7, 1er. piso  
Colonia Juárez, Delegación Cuauhté moc 
Código Postal 06696, Ciudad de México  
Tel.: (55) 55 53 69 30 and 52 86 17 20  
Fax: 52 86 17 26  
Email: jose.meljem@salud.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) : 
Infrastructure and equipment for outpatient medical facilities.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of  the notified document : Proyecto de 
modificación de la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -005-SSA3 -2010, que establece los 
requisitos mínimos de infraestructura y equipamiento de establecimientos para la atención 
médica de pacientes ambulatorios, para quedar como Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM -005-
SSA3 -2016, que establece los requisitos mínimos de infraestructura y equipamiento de 
establecimientos para la atención médica de pacientes ambulatorios  (Draft amendment to 
Mexican Official Standard NOM -005-SSA3 -2010 establish ing the minimum requirements for 
the infrastructure and equipment in outpatient medical facilities, which will henceforth be 
known as Mexican Official Standard NOM -005-SSA3 -2016 establishing the minimum 
requirements for the infrastructure and equipment in outpatient medical facilities) (14 
pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : There have been major advances in the technology and 
materials used to manufacture medical equipment, making it possible to produce and 
provide furniture, equipment and instr uments that meet higher quality and safety 
standards for patients, users and staff in outpatient facilities.  
The infrastructure and equipment in these facilities must be in keeping with the type of 
services on offer, and the medical and technical staff tas ked with operating them must 
have the necessary know -how, skills and abilities to make safe, efficient and appropriate 
use of them.  G/TBT/N/MEX/349  
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   It is important to note that this Standard is not a list or catalogue of furniture and 
equipment, and is not designed to r estrict medical facilities. Instead, the Standard sets a 
minimum standard and serves as a basis or platform to gradually improve outpatient 
facilities by replacing similar or equivalent furniture, equipment and instruments with more 
technologically advance d and cutting -edge items, or by incorporating such items, across 
the broad range of medical fields and services.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : This Standard aims to establish the minimum requirements  that outpatient 
facilities must meet with regard to their infrastructure and equipment.  
The Standard is compulsory for all medical facilities in the private, public and social 
sectors, as well as practices that provide non -specialized medical care.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Mexican Official Standard NOM -106-SCFI-2000 
 Mexican Official Standard NOM -001-SEDE -2012: Instalaciones Eléctricas (utilización)  
(Electrical installations (use))  
 Mexican Official Standard NOM -004-SSA3 -2012: Del expediente clínico (Medical 
records)  
 Mexican Official Standard NOM -016-SSA3 -2012: Que establece las características 
mínimas de infraestructura y equipamiento de hospitales y consultorios de atención 
médica especializada  (Minimum requirements for infrastructure and equipment in 
specia lized hospitals and medical practices)  
 Mexican Official Standard NOM -017-SSA3 -2012: Regulación de servicios de salud . 
Para la práctica de la acupuntura humana y métodos relacionados (Regulation of 
health -care services - human acupuncture and related method s) 
 Mexican Official Standard NOM -030-SSA3 -2013: Que establece las características 
arquitectónicas para facilitar el acceso, tránsito, uso y permanencia de las personas 
con discapacidad en establecimientos para la atención médica ambulatoria y 
hospitalaria del Sistema Nacional de Salud (Architectural design features to ensure 
disabled people can access, move around in, use and stay in outpatient and hospital 
facilities within the national health system)  
 Mexican Official Standard NOM -087-SEMARNAT -SSA1 -2002: Protección ambiental - 
Salud ambiental - Residuos peligrosos biológico -infecciosos - Clasificación y 
especificaciones de manejo  (Environmental protection - Environmental health - 
Hazardous bio -infectious residues - Classification and handling specifications ) 
9. Proposed date of adoption : Once published as a final standard.  
Proposed date of entry into force : 60 calendar days after publication in the Official 
Journal.  
10. Final date for comments : 60 calendar days after publication in the Official Journal 
(20 January 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 : Secretaría 
de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Nor matividad  (Under -Secretariat of Competitiveness 
and Standardization)  
Dirección General de Normas  (General Directorate of Standards)  
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 43217  
Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715  
Website: http://www.economia -noms.gob.mx/?P=144  
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.m  and/or sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.m  
Text available online at: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5469490&fecha=20/01/2017  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/20 17/TBT/MEX/17_0492_00_s.pdf